RPC I, 3717

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3717
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Elaeusa-Sebaste
Reign Antiochus IV of Commagene
Person (obv.) Antiochus IV of Commagene (king)
Person (rev.) Iotape (queen)
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝ, Ε (to l.)
Edition Βασιλέως Μεγάλου Ἀντιόχου Ἐπιφανοῦς εʹ Βασιλέως Μεγάλου Ἀντιόχου Ἐπιφαν(οῦς) εʹ
Translation of King Great Antiochus Epiphanes, 5
Obverse design diademed head of Antiochus IV, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΝΩΝ, ΕΡ Ο Α
Edition βασίλισσα Ἰωτάπη Σεβαστηνῶν Ερ— Ο— Α— βασίλισσα Ἰωτάπη Σεβαστηνῶν Ερ(—) Ο(—) Α(—)
Translation Queen Iotape, of the Sebastans, Er—, O—, A—
Reverse design Iotape seated, left, with patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.52 g
Reference RSN VIII (1898), 31, no. 21, Kovacs 274
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note It is not clear if B 1374/1905 (7.02 g) is another specimen, or a different variety.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Levante 843 ex SNG vA 8718
2 2     P: 31 pl. XXX.13
3 3     B: 411/1874
4 4     ✸ Hauck & Aufhäuser 19, 21 Mar. 2006, lot 200
5 5     Solidus Premium 18, 15 July 2017, lot 202