RPC I, 3853

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3853
Province Kingdom of Commagene
Region Commagene
City Kingdom of Commagene
Reign Antiochos IV of Commagene
Person (obv.) Iotape (queen)
Issue I. Bevelled edge
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΙϹϹΑ·ΙΩΤΑΠΗ·ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟϹ
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Iotape, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΜΜΑΓΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design scorpion; all in wreath (wreath enclosed in lines)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference BMC Iotape 1, Kovacs 255
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
Note Countermarks: see introduction. Ⳟ and Σ both occur.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 1
2 2     L BMC 2
3 3     L BMC 3
4 4     P Wa 7249
6 6     P Luynes 3439
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 241, 10 Oct. 2016, lot 1590
8 8     ✸ Leu 4, 25 May 2019, lot 364
9 9     CGT coll. = Zeus Budget Auction 13, 31 Oct. 2020, lot 751
10 10     Münster: M 1430
11 11     Boston: 1999.512
12 12     Solidus EA 16, 17 June 2017, lot 212 (part)
13 13     Agora 70, 21 Nov. 2017, lot 171
14 14     VAuction 320, 16 Sep, 2016, lot 197