RPC I, 3857

 

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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.

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