RPC I, 3857

 

Image of specimen #20

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3857
Province Kingdom of Commagene
Region Commagene
City Kingdom of Commagene
Reign Antiochus IV of Commagene
Person (obv.) Antiochus IV of Commagene (king)
Issue II. Straight edge, oval fans
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ·ΜΕΓΑΣ·ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣ
Edition Βασιλεὺς Μέγας Ἀντίοχος
Translation Great King Antiochus
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Antiochus IV, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΜΜΑΓΗΝΩΝ
Edition Κομμαγηνῶν
Translation of the Commagenians
Reverse design scorpion; all in wreath (wreath enclosed in lines)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.31 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference BMC 7, Kovacs 237–8
Specimens 30 (17 in the core collections)
Note Countermarks: see introduction. For a variety with the reverse legend in horizontal lines, see G. Hirsch 175, 24 Sept. 1992, lot 520, 14.02.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 7
2 2     L BMC 8
3 3     L BMC 9
4 4     L BMC 10
5 5     P: 13
6 6     P: 14
7 7     P: 15
8 8     P: 16
9 9     P: 17
10 10     P: 18
11 11     P: 19
12 12     P: 20
13 13     P: 20a
14 14     P: de Ricci
15 15     P: de Ricci
16 16     P: de Ricci
17 17     Lindgren 1882
18 18     Leeds-UL: 1012
19 19     CNG EA 176, 14 Nov. 2007, lot 27
20 20     ✸ VAuctions 320, 16 Sept. 2016, lot 191
21 21     CGT coll.
22 22     CGT coll.
23 23     CGT coll.
24 24     Solidus 88, 23 Nov. 2021, lot 2256
25 25     Nomos obolos 16, 11 Oct. 2020, lot 921
26 26     Coins.ee OY 52, 12 Feb. 2022, lot 38
27 27     Cop SNG 3
28 28     Agora 108, 27 Dec. 2022, lot 187
29 29     H. D. Rauch Summer Auction 2012, 20 Sep. 2012, lot 407
30 30     CNG 226, 27 Jan. 2020, lot 272