RPC I, 3851

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3851
Province Kingdom of Commagene
Region Commagene
City Samosata
Reign Uncertain
Dating uncertain date
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Zeus, right
Reverse inscription ΣΑΜΟΣΑΤΩΝ
Reverse design lion walking, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 1, 9, 12
Reference BMC 1, Kovacs 294
Specimens 10 (6 in the core collections)
Note Perhaps earlier than 3848–3850, as the rev. is quite like that of the coins of Antiochos I (3845). Not a complete listing of specimens.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 2
2 2     L BMC 1
3 3     L BMC 3
4 4     P: 1438
5 5     P: 1439
6 6     P: 1440
7 7     Freiburg: 13826
8 8     ✸ Nomos obolos 12, 31 Mar. 2019, lot 128
9 9     Nomos Obolos WA 17, 20 Dec. 2020, lot 378
10 10     CGT coll.