RPC I, 3855

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3855
Province Kingdom of Commagene
Region Commagene
City Kingdom of Commagene
Reign Antiochus IV of Commagene
Person (obv.) Antiochus IV of Commagene (king)
Issue I. Bevelled edge
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙ·ΜΕΓ(ΑΣ)·ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣ·ΕΠΙ
Edition βασι(λεὺς) μέγας Ἀντίοχος Ἐπι(φανής)
Translation great king, Antiochus Epiphanes
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Antiochus IV, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΜΜΑΓΗΝΩΝ
Edition Κομμαγηνῶν
Translation of the Commagenians
Reverse design capricorn and star, right, above anchor; all in wreath (wreath enclosed in lines)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.13 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 11, Kovacs 256
Specimens 16 (12 in the core collections)
Note Countermarks: see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 11
2 2     L BMC 12
3 3     L BMC 13
4 4     L BMC 14
5 5     L BMC 15
6 6     P: 8
7 7     P: 23
8 8     P: 23a
9 9     P: de Ricci
10 10     P: Luynes 3438
11 11     V: GR 35693
12 12     V: GR 20933
13 13     Lindgren 1883
14 14     Leeds-UL: 1011
15 15     ✸ Leu EA 13, 15 Aug. 2020, lot 494
16 16     R. Effler coll. (ex Numisfitz 2, 4 June 2023, lot 366)