Live auction - bpv_807111 - KINGDOM OF COMMAGENE - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES Unité
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| Starting price : | 50 € |
| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | no bid |
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| End of the sale : | 10 February 2026 14:37:54 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 38-72
Mint name / Town : Samosate, Syrie, Commagène
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 15,11 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Revers agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête diadémée d'Antiochus IV à droite.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS MEG - ANTIOCOS EPIFA., (Basilews Megalou Antiocos Epi)
Obverse translation : (Le grand roi Antiochus).
Reverse
Reverse description : Scorpion surmonté d'une couronne ; le tout dans une couronne de laurier.
Reverse legend : KOMMAG-HNWN, (Kommaghnwn)
Reverse translation : (De Commagène).
Commentary
Les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage ont répertorié deux exemplaires pour ce type avec un poids moyen de 14,30 g. Notre exemplaire est de même coin de droit que l’exemplaire du British Museum (BMC. 6 = RPC, pl. 148, n° 3852) avec le petit défaut caractéristique sur le mot ANTIOXOY sous la tête.
The authors of the Roman Provincial Coinage have listed two examples for this type with an average weight of 14.30 g. Our example has the same obverse die as the British Museum example (BMC. 6 = RPC, pl. 148, n° 3852) with the small characteristic defect on the word ANTIOXOY under the head
The authors of the Roman Provincial Coinage have listed two examples for this type with an average weight of 14.30 g. Our example has the same obverse die as the British Museum example (BMC. 6 = RPC, pl. 148, n° 3852) with the small characteristic defect on the word ANTIOXOY under the head
Historical background
KINGDOM OF COMMAGENE - ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES
(38-72)
Commagene, located in northern Syria and backed by the Euphrates, was a kingdom established in 162 BC. The region was annexed by Tiberius in 17. Twenty years later, Antiochus IV, friend of Caligula, had his kingdom restored. The monarch wasted no time in falling out with his protector and had to flee. Claude, in 41, restores it to its prerogatives. For the next thirty years, Antiochus was a staunch ally of Rome. He first gave his support to Nero, then rallied to Vespasian in 69, sending auxiliary troops to Titus during the siege of Jerusalem in 70. Two years later he was accused of conspiring with the Parthians and had to abdicate. He ended his days in Rome.
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