| Image search results - "Commagene" |
3 Tiberius Countermarked AE 30TIBERIUS
AE30 of uncertain mint in Commagene
19-20 A.D.
Laureate head right, with countermark: head of Hercules within circle / Winged caduceus between two cornucopiae.
RIC 89, RPC 3868. RIC 89. BMC 174.
Thanks to FORVM member R. Smits for helping to ID the countermark.
RI0053Sosius
|
|
Syria, Commagene. Zeugma. Philip IISyria, Commagene. Zeugma. Philip II. A.D. 247-249. Æ 30 (29.8 mm, 17.59 g, 1 h). AVTOK K M IOVLI ΦIΛIÎ Î OC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ZEVΓMATEΩN, tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove of trees; capricorn right below. BMC 37; SNG Cop 35. ecoli
|
|
Zeugma, Philip II, Philip II, Zeugma, Commagene, 29mm, countermark (eagle), SNG Copenhagen 35.Ancient Aussie
|
|
(0244) PHILIP I244 - 249 AD
AE 29 mm 17.01 g
O: AVTOK K M IOVL FILIPPOC CEB, laureate draped bust right (COUNTERMARKED)
R: ZEVG[MATEWN], tetrastyle temple (of Zeus?) with peribolos containing grove of trees, capricorn in ex.
Zeugma, Commagene. Roman Syrialaney
|
|
(03) TIBERIUS14 - 37 AD
Struck 19 - 20 AD
AE 29.5 mm 14.66 g
O: TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right
R: PON MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII, crossed cornuacopiae over a winged caduceus
RPC 3869, RIC 90
Syria, Commagenelaney
|
|
-Syria, Commagene, Zeugma. Antoninus Pius AE24Obv: laureate head of Antoninus Pius, r.
Rev: temple with four columns; before, colonnaded peribolos containing grove; all in laurel wreath.
ancientone
|
|
003a3. TiberiusCommagene, Syria. AE As 32mm, 17.98 g. 19-20 AD. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F [AVGVS]TVS, laureate head right.
Rev: PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII, winged caduceus between two cornucopiae. RPC 3869. RIC 89. BMC 174.lawrence c
|
|
032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Samosata, Commagene, RPC III 3414, AE-16, C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus, Rare! #1032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Samosata, Commagene, RPC III 3414, AE-16, C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus, Rare! #1
avers: AΔΡΙΑNOC CEBACTOC, Laureate head right.
reverse: C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:15,0-16,7mm, weight:2,50g, axis:6h,
mint: Province: Syria, Region: Commagene, city: Samosata, date: ET NH Year 58, 130-131 A.D.,
ref:
RPC III 3414,
BMC 17-18 (?),
Q-001quadrans
|
|
035p Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.), Commagene, Zeugma, BMC 3v., AE-23, ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns,035p Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.), Commagene, Zeugma, BMC 3v., AE-23, ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns,
avers:- (ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐΥС, Laureate head left.
revers:- ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns, before, colonnaded peribolos containing grove, all in laurel wreath, below, numeral letter E.
exe: -/-//E, diameter: 22-23,7mm, weight: 9,04g, axis:1h,
mint: Commagene, Zeugma, date: 138-161 A.D., ref: BMC 3v.,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
037c01. Philip IICommagene, Zeugma. AE 29mm, 13.38 g. Obv: AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Countermarked. Rev: ZEYΓMATEΩN, tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove, beneath capricorn right. BMC 37.
lawrence c
|
|
3209 CILICIA, Germanicopolis. Hadrian Zeus Reference.
RPC III, 3209; SNG France 756 = Waddington 4735.
Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤωΡ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС.
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum.
Rev: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠ.
Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, eagle standing left, head right, with wreath in beak.
6.17 gr
23 mm
3h
Note.
Ex Dr. P. Vogl collection
The city of Germanicopolis was founded by the Graeco-Armenian King Antiochios IV of Commagene in honor of his Roman patron Germanicus. Its only coinage dates to the time of Hadrian, whose name it bore as an epithet.okidoki
|
|
3414 COMMAGENE, Samosata. 130-31 AD Winged caduceus.Reference.
RPC III, 3414; BMC - cf 17 - 19; SNG Copenhagen cf. 18
Issue ΕΤ ΝΗ = year 58
Obv: AΔΡΙΑNOC CEBACTOC.
Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev: C - A / E - T / N-H CA = Samosata, ЄT = ЄTOYΣ ("in the year of"), and NH = 50+8)
Winged caduceus.
2,73 gr
16 mm
6hokidoki
|
|
3415 COMMAGENE Samosata. 131-32 AD Winged caduceusReference.
RPC III, 3415; BMC 17-18; CRS 470/11
Issue ΕΤ NΘ = year 59
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear
Rev. С-Α / Ε-Τ / Θ-Ν
Winged caduceus
2.90 gr
15 mm
12hokidoki
|
|
3416 COMMAGENE, Samosata. Hadrian 131-32 AD Reference.
RPC III, 3416; Butcher 11 (a); BMC - ; SNG Copenhagen -
Issue ΕΤ ΝΘ = year 59
Obv.
Two crossed cornucopias.
Rev. in field C - A / Θ -N . (CY 59) or Θ -Λ CY 39??
Two ears of corn
2.00 gr
13 mm
12hokidoki
|
|
3417 COMMAGENE, Samosata. Hadrian 132-33 AD, WreathReference.
RPC III, 3417/20; Galatia BMC 20-21; CRS 470/12
Issue ΕΤ Ξ = year 60
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑС ΕΤ Ξ
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev. ΦΛΑ / СΑΜΟ / ΜΗΤΡΟ / ΚΟΜ
All in wreath.
4.60 gr
20 mm
6hokidoki
|
|
3419 COMMAGENE, Samosata. Hadrian, WreathReference.
RPC III, 3419; BMC Galatia pag. 118 20-25; Sear 1235; SNG Cop 17;
Issue No date
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev. ΦΛΑ / СΑΜΟ / ΜΗΤΡΟ / ΚΟΜ
in wreath
3.71 gr
21 mm
hokidoki
|
|
3419 COMMAGENE, Samosata. Hadrian, WreathReference.
RPC III, 3419; BMC Galatia pag. 118 20-25; Sear 1235; SNG Cop 17;
Issue No date
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev. ΦΛΑ / СΑΜΟ / ΜΗΤΡΟ / ΚΟΜ
in wreath
5.91 gr
19 mm
6h
Note.
FORVMokidoki
|
|
3422 COMMAGENE, Samosata. Winged caduceus.Reference.
Lindgren 1899 (this coin); RPC III, 3422
Issue No date
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev. СΑ-ΜΟ
winged caduceus
4.48 gr
16.5 mmokidoki
|
|
3424 COMMAGENE Samosata. 134-34 AD Winged caduceusReference.
RPC III, 3424/2
Issue ΕΤ ΙΘ = regnal year 19
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear
Rev. Φ-Λ / С-Α / ΕΤ - ΙΘ
Winged caduceus
2.75 gr
13 mm
12hokidoki
|
|
5-pointed starSYRIA: COMMAGENE. Zeugma. Antoninus Pius. Æ 20. A.D. 138-161. Obv: AYT(OKAITIANAΔPIANTWNEINOCCE) or similar. Laureate head right; Countermark on neck. Rev: (ZEV)-ГMA-(TWN), (A) in upper field to left (?). Tetrastyle temple, with periobolos containing grove, and having on right and left a collonade and in front a portico or panelled wall of two stories. Ref: BMC 1 (obv. or sim.)/2 (rev.; var. leg. breaks, though). Axis: 360°. Weight: 6.03 g. Note: The meaning of the numerals on the reverse is not known, but may indicate issue. CM: 5-pointed star, in roughly square punch with rounded corners, 4 mm. Howgego 453 var. (32 pcs). Collection Automan.Automan
|
|
5-pointed star in shaped punchSYRIA: COMMAGENE. Zeugma. Antoninus Pius. Æ 20. A.D. 138-161. Obv: (AYTOKAITIAAΔ)PIA.-AN(TWNINOCCEB...) or similar. Laureate head right; countermark on neck. Rev: ZEY-ΓMA-TEWN, A above to left. Tetrastyle temple, with periobolos containing grove, and having on right and left a colonnade and in front a portico or panelled wall of two stories. Ref: BMC 1 (obv)/2 (rev). Axis: 360°. Weight: 8.37 g. Note: The meaning of the numerals on the reverse is not known, but may indicate issue. CM: 5-pointed star in shaped punch, 5 mm from point to point. Howgego 453 (32 pcs). Collection Automan.Automan
|
|
Antiochos IV - AECommagene Samosata?
38-72 AD
diademed and draped bust right; anchor countermark
BAΣIΛEYΣ MEΓ_AΣ ANTIOXOΣ
scorpion within linear bordered laurel wreath
KOMMA_ΓHNΩN
RPC I, 3857; BMC 7, Kovacs 237–8 {GIC 373 (anchor)}
15,9g 25mm
ex SolidusJ. B.
|
|
Antoninus Pius ZeugmaAntoninus Pius, 138 - 161 AD
AE Diassarion, Commagene, Zeugma Mint, 23mm, 10.26 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus right.
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple on hill with structures at base and up either side and a path going up, A in right field.
RPC Online 5752
Butcher 12.Ancient Aussie
|
|
Antoninus Pius. Zeugma, commagene*** AE 22 mm 10.3 grams 138-161 AD
OBV :: AUTO KAI TI AIL ADRI ANTWNEINOC CEB EUCEBHC. Laureate head right
REV :: ZEU-GMA-TEWN. Tetrastyle temple with peribolos , 2 rows of blocks supporting . groove descending stairwell
EX :: none
Minted in Zeugma , Commagene
SNG COP 28, BMC p. 124, 1 ff.; SGICV 1492 (AE 25); SNG Righetti 1847
Purchases 12/2008Johnny
|
|
ANTONIUS PIUS AE23OBVERSE: [AVT]O KAI TI AIΛ AΔ[ ] (retrograde)
Laureate head left
REVERSE: ZEVΓMATEWN,
Tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove and having a colonnade (only roof slabs shown) to left and right, and in front a portico or panelled wall of two storeys; all within wreath
Struck at Commagene Zeugma Syria, 138-161AD
8.80g, 23mm
BMC 3, GIC 1492vLegatus
|
|
Augustus Commagene RIC 89 or 90Augustus, Æ Dupondius, Commagene, 19 - 20 AD, 28.99mm, 15.5g, RIC I 89 or 90, RPC I 3868 or 3869.
OBV: TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right
REV: PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXI, Winged caduceus between crossed cornucopias
XXI is RIC 89 (RPC 3868) RIC R3
XXII is RIC 90 (RPC 3869) RIC R2
VERY RARE
SRukke
|
|
Câ–ªII in rectangular punchSYRIA: COMMAGENE. Tiberius. Æ 29 (Dupondius). A.D. 19-21. Obv: (TI•CAESA)R•DIVI•AVGVSTI•F•A(VGVS-TVS). Laureate head right; countermark below chin. Rev: (PONT•)MAXIM•COSIII•IMPVII•TR•PO(T•XXII). Two crossed cornucopiae, between which winged caduceus. Ref: RPC 3868; RIC 90. Axis: 360°. Weight: 13.36 g. CM: Câ–ªII in rectangular punch, 6.5 x 4.5 mm. Howgego -. Collection Automan.Automan
|
|
Câ–ªII in rectangular punchSYRIA: COMMAGENE. Tiberius. Æ 29 (Dupondius). A.D. 19-21. Obv: (TI•CAESA)R•DIVI•AVGVSTI•F•A(VGVS-TVS). Laureate head right; countermark below chin. Rev: (PONT•)MAXIM•COSIII•IMPVII•TR•PO(T•XXII). Two crossed cornucopiae, between which winged caduceus. Ref: RPC 3868; RIC 90. Axis: 360°. Weight: 13.36 g. CM: Câ–ªII in rectangular punch, 6.5 x 4.5 mm. Ref: Howgego -. Collection Automan.Automan
|
|
CILICIA, COMMAGENE AD 38-72 IOTAPE, WIFE AND SISTER OF ANTIOCHOS IV EPIPHANES / SCORPION
Obverse: Diademed draped bust right. Banker mark on neck.
Reverse: Scorpion within wreath.
AE 25 , BMC 4
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam
|
|
COMMAGENE , Zeugma. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161.Obv. AYTO KAI TIAN ADPIAN.., laureate head left.
Rev. Portico of two stories, behind which a peribolos containing grove enclosed by colonnades and tetrastyle temple; uncertain control numeral; all within wreath.
References: Butcher 14-21; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 6 var. (bust).
VF, brown patina. 24mm, 10.58 grams, Uncleaned with earth deposits.
Canaan
|
|
Commagene, Kings, Antiochos IV. Epiphanes, (38-72 A.D.), BMC 17-19., AE-28, KOMMA-ΓHNON, Scorpion, R!Commagene, Kings, Antiochos IV. Epiphanes, (38-72 A.D.), BMC 17-19., AE-28, KOMMA-ΓHNON, Scorpion, R!
avers: - BAΣIΛEΩΣ ME ANTIOXOΣ EΠI, Diademed and draped bust right, anchor countermark on the neck.
revers: - KOMMA-ΓHNON, Scorpion within wreath.
exergo: -/-//--, diameter:27,5-28mm, weight:12,8g, axis:0h,
mint: Commagene, Kings, date:38-72A.D., ref: RPC 3854, BMC 6-7, SNG Cop 1, Sear Greek Imperial Coins 5507,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Commagene, TiberiusTiberius, Dupondius 20/21 AD., Commagene. Laureate head r. Rev. Caduceus between crossed cornucopiae. RIC 90ecoli
|
|
Commagene, Zeugma, 035 Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.), BMC 3v., AE-23, ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns,Commagene, Zeugma, 035 Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.), BMC 3v., AE-23, ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns,
avers:- (ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ) ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐΥС, Laureate head left.
revers:- ΖƐΥΓΜΑΤƐω(Ν), Temple with four columns, before, colonnaded peribolos containing grove, all in laurel wreath, below, numeral letter E.
exe: -/-//E, diameter: 22-23,7mm, weight: 9,04g, axis:1h,
mint: Commagene, Zeugma, date: 138-161 A.D., ref: BMC 3v.,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
EB0578 Philip I / Samosata city-goddessPhilip I, AE 33 of Samosata, Commagene, 244-249 AD
Obv: AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΦΛ CAMOCATEΩN MHTΡO KOM, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding ears of corn in right hand, eagle seated on right arm, beneath Pegasus flying left.
References: BMC 47; Sear SGI 3953.
Diameter: 33.5mm, Weight: 17.563 grams.EB
|
|
EB0580 Antoninus Pius / Temple, crescent aboveAntoninus Pius, AE 24 of Commagene, Zeugma, Syria, 138-161 AD.
Obv: [Illegible, double or overstrike], Laureate head right.
Rev: ZEY/ΓMA/[TEωN], H in left field, tetrastyle temple, with peribolos containing grove, on right and left a colonnade, in front a portico or panelled wall of two stories; above crescent.
References: RIC IV 5752 (temporary); BMC 8.
Diameter: 23.5mm, Weight: 11.871 grams.EB
|
|
Hadrian, AE20 of Samosata, Commagene.ADRIANOC CEBASTOC, laureate head right / FLA CAMO MHTRO KOM, legend in four lines within wreath. SNG Cop 17; BMC 20-25; Sear 1235.
Nice tone, 5,05 grs. _2650Antonivs Protti
|
|
Iotape - AECommagene (Samosata?)
38-72 AD
diademed and draped bust right
ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
scorpion within linear bordered laurel wreath
KOMMAΓ_HNΩN
RPC I, 3858; BMC Iotape 4, Kovacs 239
13,5g 25mm
ex BucephalusJ. B.
|
|
Iotape, wife and possibly sister of Antiochus IV, 38-72 CE.Commagene, Syria. Æ (25 mm, 13.50 g).
Obv: BACILICCA IWTAPH FILADELFOC. Diad. and dr. bust, r. Countermarked anchor on neck.
Rev: KOMMAGENWN. Scorpion; all within laurel wreath.
SGI 5514; BMC 20. 109, 1.
|
|
KINGS of COMMAGENE, Antiochus IV, AD 38-72AE29, 28.63mm (14.18 gm). Bevelled edge.
BAΣIΛEYΣ MEΓ ANTIOXOΣ EΠI, diademed and draped bust, right / KOMMAΓ-HNON, scorpion; all in wreath (wreath enclosed in lines).
RPC I, 3854.
socalcoins
|
|
Kings of Commagene. Antiochos IV Epiphanes 38-72. AE24Obv: [B]AΣIΛE[YΣ M-E ANTIOX[OC EΠI], diademed head of Antiochos IV to right, countermark.
Rev: KOMMA-ΓENON, scorpion, all within wreath.
Ref: RPC I 3856.ancientone
|
|
Laureate bust right and ΛAMSYRIA: COMMAGENE. Tiberius. Æ 29 (Dupondius). A.D. 19-21. Obv: (TI•CAESAR•DIVI•AVGVSTI•F•AVGVS-TVS). Laureate head right; 2 countermarks: (1) on bust, (2) on lower part of bust. Rev: (PONT•MAXIM•COS•III•IMP•VII) •TR•POT(•XXII). Two crossed cornucopiae, between which winged caduceus. Ref: RPC 3868; RIC 90. Axis: 360°. Weight: 11.27 g. Note: Struck after Tiberius annexed Commagene in A.D. 19. CM(1): Laureate bust right, in circular punch, 6 mm.Howgego 111iv (7 pcs). CM(2): ΛAM in rectangular punch, 10 x 4.5 mm. Howgego 549 (1+2? pcs). Note: Howgego speculates that alternative readings are possible, although this specimen certainly appears to read ΛAM, which may refer to L. Aelius Lemia, legate of Syria A.D. 21-32. Collection Automan.Automan
|
|
Nero / Caius Cestius GallusSELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (30.5mm, 15.36 g, 12h).
Caius Cestius Gallus, legatus Syriae. Dated year 115 of the Caesarean Era (AD 66/7).
O: Laureate head right; coiled serpent to right. IM • NER • CLAV • CAESAR
R: ЄΠI(In the magistracy of) ΓAIOY KЄCTIO Y (Gaius Cestius) ΛNTIO (Antioch) ЄT (Year) ЄIP (P=100, I=10, E=5 ) in five lines within wreath
- McAlee 294 = Superior, (9 December 1989), lot 2827 (same dies); RPC I – Same obverse die as RPC 4309. Extremely rare, the second known.
Josephus lays much of the blame for the Jewish revolt at the feet of Florus, the Roman procurator of Judaea. Florus was notorious for his cruelty and greed. In 66 C.E. he demanded 17 talents from the temple treasury, using the pretense that it was needed by the Emperor. The Jews refused, ridiculing his request by taking up a mock collection for the “poor Florus.”
Florus responded by sending troops to loot and pillage the Upper-Marketplace in Jerusalem. Thousands of Jews were killed, including woman and children. Rather than bringing the city under control, Josephus reasons, “What more need be said? It was Florus who constrained us to take up war with the Romans, for we preferred to perish together rather than by degrees. The war in fact began in the second year of the procuratorship of Florus and in the twelfth of Nero's reign.”
The Sicarii, or “dagger-men,” took the fortress of Masada and killed the Roman garrison stationed there, establishing the first rebel stronghold. The fortress of Antonia was also captured and the Roman soldiers stationed there were slain. The remaining Roman holdouts surrendered under the agreement that their lives would be spared but they too were slaughtered. At the same time, the daily sacrifices for the Emperor were discontinued. A mixture of elation and fear gripped Jerusalem as they awaited the inevitable Roman response.
Gaius Cestius Gallus, Legate of Syria in 66 C.E., was the response. On Nero’s order, he assembled a force at Antioch comprised of legio XII Fulminata, detachments from the three other legions based in Syria, six cohorts of auxiliary infantry and four alae of cavalry. He also had military support from the Jewish ruler Herod Agrippa II and two other client kings, Antiochus IV of Commagene and Sohaemus of Emesa.
Within three months Gallus, with his force of over 30,000 troops, began working their way down from Galilee to Jerusalem, attacking key cities such as Chabulon, Joppa and Antipatris. Although enduring successful raids from the rebels, the Romans finally enter and set fire to the suburbs of Jerusalem as the rebels retreated to the safety of the temple fortress.
After setting fire to Bezetha, north of the temple, Gallus encamped in front of the royal palace, southwest of the temple. At that time, Josephus says he could have easily taken the city since pro-Roman Jews were ready to open the gates of the city for him. A six day delay, however, strengthened the insurgents. The zealots attacked and killed the pro-peace faction in the city, murdering their leaders, then assaulted the Romans from the wall. The advance units of the Romans employ the Testudo, overlapping their shields over themselves like the back of a tortoise, and began undermining the walls. After five days they are on the verge of success when, for an undetermined cause, Gallus called off the attack. In History of the Jews, Professor Heinrich Graetz suggests: “[Cestius Gallus] did not deem it advisable to continue the combat against heroic enthusiasts and embark on a lengthy campaign at that season, when the autumn rains would soon commence . . . and might prevent the army from receiving provisions. On that account probably he thought it more prudent to retrace his steps.” Whatever the reason, Gallus decided to abruptly leave Jerusalem.
Gallus, with evidently little battlefield experience, suffered one humiliating defeat after another during the retreat. By the battles end the losses amounted to 5,300 infantry, 480 cavalry, all the pack animals, artillery and the eagle standard of the legio XII Fulminata. With the rebels emboldened by their shocking victory, the stage is set for the Romans to return in greater force. This time, however, Nero would send general Vespasian.
Cestius Gallus died a broken man in 67 C.E. Tacitus described the outbreak of the revolt to Gallus death as follows: “the endurance of the Jews lasted till Gessius Florus was procurator. In his time the war broke out. Cestius Gallus, legate of Syria, who attempted to crush it, had to fight several battles, generally with ill-success. Cestius dying, either in the course of nature, or from vexation.” - The Histories V
Nemonater
|
|
Nero / Caius Cestius Gallus 66/67SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (30.5mm, 15.28 g, 12h).
Caius Cestius Gallus, legatus Syriae. Dated year 115 of the Caesarean Era (AD 66/7).
O: Laureate head right; coiled serpent to right. IM • NER • CLAV • CAESAR
R: ЄΠI(In the magistracy of) ΓAIOY KЄCTIO Y (Gaius Cestius) ΛNTIO (Antioch) ЄT (Year) ЄIP (P=100, I=10, E=5 ) in five lines within wreath
- McAlee 294 = Superior, (9 December 1989), lot 2827 (same dies); RPC I – Same obverse die as RPC 4309. Extremely rare, the second or third known.
Josephus lays much of the blame for the Jewish revolt at the feet of Florus, the Roman procurator of Judaea. Florus was notorious for his cruelty and greed. In 66 C.E. he demanded 17 talents from the temple treasury, using the pretense that it was needed by the Emperor. The Jews refused, ridiculing his request by taking up a mock collection for the “poor Florus.”
Florus responded by sending troops to loot and pillage the Upper-Marketplace in Jerusalem. Thousands of Jews were killed, including woman and children. Rather than bringing the city under control, Josephus reasons, “What more need be said? It was Florus who constrained us to take up war with the Romans, for we preferred to perish together rather than by degrees. The war in fact began in the second year of the procuratorship of Florus and in the twelfth of Nero's reign.”
The Sicarii, or “dagger-men,” took the fortress of Masada and killed the Roman garrison stationed there, establishing the first rebel stronghold. The fortress of Antonia was also captured and the Roman soldiers stationed there were slain. The remaining Roman holdouts surrendered under the agreement that their lives would be spared but they too were slaughtered. At the same time, the daily sacrifices for the Emperor were discontinued. A mixture of elation and fear gripped Jerusalem as they awaited the inevitable Roman response.
Gaius Cestius Gallus, Legate of Syria in 66 C.E., was the response. On Nero’s order, he assembled a force at Antioch comprised of legio XII Fulminata, detachments from the three other legions based in Syria, six cohorts of auxiliary infantry and four alae of cavalry. He also had military support from the Jewish ruler Herod Agrippa II and two other client kings, Antiochus IV of Commagene and Sohaemus of Emesa.
Within three months Gallus, with his force of over 30,000 troops, began working their way down from Galilee to Jerusalem, attacking key cities such as Chabulon, Joppa and Antipatris. Although enduring successful raids from the rebels, the Romans finally enter and set fire to the suburbs of Jerusalem as the rebels retreated to the safety of the temple fortress.
After setting fire to Bezetha, north of the temple, Gallus encamped in front of the royal palace, southwest of the temple. At that time, Josephus says he could have easily taken the city since pro-Roman Jews were ready to open the gates of the city for him. A six day delay, however, strengthened the insurgents. The zealots attacked and killed the pro-peace faction in the city, murdering their leaders, then assaulted the Romans from the wall. The advance units of the Romans employ the Testudo, overlapping their shields over themselves like the back of a tortoise, and began undermining the walls. After five days they are on the verge of success when, for an undetermined cause, Gallus called off the attack. In History of the Jews, Professor Heinrich Graetz suggests: “[Cestius Gallus] did not deem it advisable to continue the combat against heroic enthusiasts and embark on a lengthy campaign at that season, when the autumn rains would soon commence . . . and might prevent the army from receiving provisions. On that account probably he thought it more prudent to retrace his steps.” Whatever the reason, Gallus decided to abruptly leave Jerusalem.
Gallus, with evidently little battlefield experience, suffered one humiliating defeat after another during the retreat. By the battles end the losses amounted to 5,300 infantry, 480 cavalry, all the pack animals, artillery and the eagle standard of the legio XII Fulminata. With the rebels emboldened by their shocking victory, the stage is set for the Romans to return in greater force. This time, however, Nero would send general Vespasian.
Cestius Gallus died a broken man in 67 C.E. Tacitus described the outbreak of the revolt to Gallus death as follows: “the endurance of the Jews lasted till Gessius Florus was procurator. In his time the war broke out. Cestius Gallus, legate of Syria, who attempted to crush it, had to fight several battles, generally with ill-success. Cestius dying, either in the course of nature, or from vexation.” - The Histories VNemonater
|
|
Philip I “The Arab” AD 244-249AE30, 13.7g, 6h; Zeugma in Commagene.
Obv.: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΑΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ; Laureate draped bust right, from behind.
Rev.: ΖΕΥΓΜ-ΑΤΕΩΝ; Tetrastyle temple with peribolos enclosing the sacred grove of trees, statue of seated Zeus within temple, capricorn left in exergue.
Reference: BMC 29, 16-125-55John Anthony
|
|
Philip I, AD 244-249Æ32, 21g, 12h; Samosata, Commagene.
Obv.: AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: ΦΛ CAMOCATEWN MHTΡO KOM; Tyche seated left on rocks, with eagle perched on her arm; at feet, Pegasos left.
Reference: Butcher 31 / 17-124-35John Anthony
|
|
Philip I, AE31 of Samosata, Commagene. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΦΛ CAMOCATEΩN MHTΡOΠ KOM, Tyche seated left on rock, holding ears of corn in right hand and eagle on right arm, Pegasos running left below.
BMC 47; Mionnet V, 68.Antonivs Protti
|
|
Philip I, ZeugmaPhilip I, 244-249 AD
Ae 29-30mm; 14.29g
Zeugma, Commagene
AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC CЄB,
laureate, draped and bust to right
ZЄVΓMATЄΩN,
tetrastyle temple atop hill;
exergue, capricorn to right.
SNG Cop. 32, SNG München 434arizonarobin
|
|
Philip II, AE30mm. 17.5gr. Zeugma, Commagene. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ZEYΓMATEΩN, tetrastyle temple; draped figure of Zeus within; capricorn right below.
BMC 37 var (bust type); SNG Cop 35 var (ditto).Antonivs Protti
|
|
Provincial, Samosata, Commagene, AE21, ΦΛΑ CΑΜΟCΑΤεΩΝ AE21
Roman Provincial: Samosata, Commagene
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued:
21.0mm 6.30gr 6h
O: Λ CεΗ CεΟΥΗΡΟC ΠεΡΤΙΝΑΖ Cε; Laureate bust, right.
R: ΦΛΑ CΑΜΟCΑΤεΩΝ ΤΗC ΜΗΤΠΟΠΟ; Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right.
Samosata, Commagene Mint
VF; Very Rare.
BMC 32; Butcher 25.
Zeus Numismatics Budget Auction 4, Lot 654.
2/9/20 3/6/20Nicholas Z
|
|
Provincial, Samosata, Commagene, AE22, Φ CΑΜΟ IεΡ ΑCY AYT MHTP KOMAE22
Roman Provincial: Samosata, Commagene
Lucius Verus
Augustus: 161 - 169AD
Issued: ?
21.50mm 9.96gr 0h
O: Α Κ Λ ΑΥΡ ΗΟΥΗΡΟC CεΒ; Laureate bust, left, wearing cuirass and paludementum.
R: Φ CΑΜΟ IεΡ ΑCY AYT MHTP KOM; Tyche, turreted, seated left, holding poppy and two ears of corn, resting arm on rock; river god, Euphrates, below, swimming right.
Samosata, Commagene Mint
BMC 10; RPC IV.3 5751 (temporary); ANS: NY: 1944:100.65196; all reverse legend variety: CAMO MHTP.
Ares Numismatics Web Auction 11, Lot 388 (Misattributed as Septimius Severus, Tyana, Cappadocia)
8/30/20 9/23/20Nicholas Z
|
|
Provincial, Samosata, Commagene, AE25, ΦΛΑ CAMΟCATεΩΝ MHTPΟΠΟAE25 Triassarion
Roman Provincial: Samosata, Commagene
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
25.70mm 9.69gr 4h
O: Λ CεΗ CεΥΗΡΟC ΠεΡΤΙΝΑΞ Cε; Laureate head, left.
R: ΦΛΑ CAMΟCATεΩΝ MHTPΟΠΟ; Two turreted and veiled busts of two Tyches, confronted.
Samosata, Commagene
BMC 31; SNG Cop -; BMC Galatia 31; Lindgren I 1900A.
Ares Numismatics Web Auction 9, Lot 456.
5/17/20 7/17/20Nicholas Z
|
|
Provincial, Samosata, Commagene, AE28, Φ CΑΜΟCΑΤεωΝ THC MΗTPΟΠΟΛεAE28 Tetrassarion
Roman Provincial: Samosata, Commagene
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
28.0mm 12.99gr 6h
O: Λ CεΠ CεΟYHPOC ΠεΡΤΙΝΑΖ CεΒ; Laureate head, left.
R: Φ CΑΜΟCΑΤεωΝ THC MΗTPΟΠΟΛε; Two turreted, veiled and draped busts of Tyche, confronted.
Samosata, Commagene Mint
Righetti IV 324; SNG Cop -; SNG Munchen 388; BMC Galatia 31 var. (reverse legend).
Leu Numismatik Web Auktion 12; Lot 895.
5/30/20 7/17/20Nicholas Z
|
|
Provincial, Samosata, Commagene, AE28, CAMOCATεΩNAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Samosata, Commagene
Philip I
Augustus: 244 - 249AD
Issued: ?
27.90mm 14.10gr 11h
O: AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CεB; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, seen from behind; beaded border.
R: CAMOCA-TεΩN; City goddess Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain ears in right hand, eagle in left hand; beaded border.
Exergue: Pegasus flying left, below.
Samosata, Commagene Mint
VF
SNG Cop 24
NBS Auctions Web Auction 13, Lot 673.
7/31/22 9/16/22Nicholas Z
|
|
|
Quietus Apollo RIC V 3Quietus, Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1728n (Samosata), RSC IV 4a, RIC V 3 (R2, Antioch), SRCV III 10819 (uncertain Syrian Mint), VF, porous, Samosata (Samsat, Turkey) mint, weight 3.628g, maximum diameter 22.8mm, die axis 180o,
OBV: IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right;
REV: APOLINI CONSERVA, Apollo standing left, radiate, nude but for cloak on shoulders and draped behind, branch downward in right, left rests on grounded lyre, star upper left;
rare;
EX: Forum Ancient Coins
Samosata was the walled capital of the Commagene Kingdom founded in 69 B.C. The town remained a regional center under Rome, and until the Ottoman period. The old town of Samsat and all its history were flooded behind the Atatürk Dam in 1989. The new town was built beside the new waterline by the government to house the displaced residents.
SRukke
|
|
RIC 0756 VespasianÆ Dupondius, 12.00g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PON•MAX•TR•POT•P•P•COS V CENS•; Winged caduceus between crossed cornuacopiae
RIC 756 (C). BMC 886. BNC 904. RPC 1982 (3 spec.).
Acquired from CGB.fr, September 2020.
Traditionally, the issue this rather strange laureate dupondius is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. It has been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222) and Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). T. Buttrey writing in the RIC II.1 unpublished A&C explains - 'The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012). The series had nothing to do with Syria or with the East at all, yet it was purposefully designed to appear non-Roman: the suppression of the traditional reverse sub-inscription S C throughout; the suppression of the radiate crown of the Dupondius; the shifting of the consular dating from the obv. to the rev.; the striking of all four denominations in orichalcum; and most obviously the selection of rev. dies which reek of the East. There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage.'
This is the less common right facing portrait variant, seemingly struck at a 1:2 ratio against the left facing.
Fine style and good clean brassy surfaces.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 0759 VespasianÆ Dupondius, 14.46g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: PON•MAX•TR•POT•P•P•COS•V CENS; Winged caduceus between crossed cornuacopiae
RIC 759 (C). BMC p. 219 note. RPC 1983 (6 spec.). BNC 905.
Ex eBay, 16 October 2018. Ex Klassische Münzen.
Traditionally, the issue this rather strange dupondius is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey writing in the RIC II.1 Addenda commented extensively on it. Because both the Addenda has yet to see the light of day and T. Buttrey's thoughts on the subject are important (and indeed likely correct), I have largely quoted it in full here with some minor editing.
'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation.
Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012). The series had nothing to do with Syria or with the East at all, yet it was purposefully designed to appear non-Roman: the suppression of the traditional reverse sub-inscription S C throughout; the suppression of the radiate crown of the Dupondius; the shifting of the consular dating from the obv. to the rev.; the striking of all four denominations in orichalcum; and most obviously the selection of rev. dies which reek of the East.
There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50).
The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.'
The coin itself is a superb example in very fine style. Beautiful dark golden patina with highlights of emerald green. David Atherton
|
|
RIC 0762 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ Dupondius, 11.90g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: T•CAESAR•IMP•PONT; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: TR•POT•COS III•CENSOR•; Winged caduceus between crossed cornuacopiae
RIC 762 (R2). BMC -. BNC 909. RPC 1992 (1 spec.).
Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, July 2020.
A truly remarkable dupondius. Struck in Rome, but lacking the traditional radiate portrait on the obverse and the de rigueur S C on the reverse. The reverse with crossed cornucopiae echoes similar types from the East. Traditionally, the issue this rather strange coin is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey writing in the RIC II.1 Addenda commented extensively on it. Because both the Addenda has yet to see the light of day and T. Buttrey's thoughts on the subject are important, I have largely quoted it in full here with some minor editing.
'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation.
Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012). The series had nothing to do with Syria or with the East at all, yet it was purposefully designed to appear non-Roman: the suppression of the traditional reverse sub-inscription S C throughout; the suppression of the radiate crown of the Dupondius; the shifting of the consular dating from the obv. to the rev.; the striking of all four denominations in orichalcum; and most obviously the selection of rev. dies which reek of the East.
There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50).
The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.'
Curtis Clay has a few objections to Buttrey's theory as to why the issue was struck: 'As far as I am aware, there is nothing "astonishing" about Vespasian's "signing" of the two coins of Sepphoris. EΠI followed by the governor's name appeared frequently on Roman provincial coins, meaning simply, "Struck while the man named was governor". So there was no evident reason for Vespasian to consider it extraordinary that he had been named as governor of Syria on coins of Sepphoris struck for Nero near the end of his reign (Year 14), and no evident reason why he should have referred to the Sepphoris coins in his orichalcum issue struck at Rome five years later. It seems quite probable that Vespasian never even noticed his name on the coins of Sepphoris, and certainly very few Romans in the West will ever have seen such a coin, though Buttrey thinks the orichalcum coins were struck for circulation in the West in 74 in order to recall precisely those Sepphoris coins with their reference to Vespasian some months before his accession. Why waste coin types on references that were inconsequential, and that nobody was likely to comprehend?'
If Buttrey's argument is wrong it brings us back to the original question - why was an Eastern flavoured coinage struck for circulation in the West? Perhaps it may be nothing more than Vespasian paying homage to the part of the world that elevated him. This is a fairly rare example with left facing portrait, which, ironically, in this series are much more commonly struck for Vespasian than for Titus Caesar. Missing from the BM and only one example cited in RPC.
Dark patina and fine style.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1565 VespasianÆ As, 6.57g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: S • C in laurel wreath
RIC 1565 (C2). BMC 894. RPC 1984 (20 spec.). BNC 913.
Acquired from Ephesus Numismatics, January 2019.
In 74 AD the Rome mint produced an extraordinary issue of bronze coinage of dupondii, asses, semisses, and quadrantes with a somewhat Eastern theme. Previously, these coins had been attributed to either Commagene (BMCRE) or Syria (RPC, and doubtfully so in RIC), but more recent scholarship has shown they actually were struck in Rome. The circulation pattern confirms this - out of a total of 112 of the smaller denominations cited by RPC, all but 4 were found in Western Europe. Ted Buttrey confirms 'The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation.' But why was this series produced in such a fashion? Buttrey proffers a plausible theory - 'There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50). The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.' So, in essence, a very personally important issue for Vespasian.
Curtis Clay has a few objections for Buttrey's theory why the issue was struck. 'As far as I am aware, there is nothing "astonishing" about Vespasian's "signing" of the two coins of Sepphoris. EΠI followed by the governor's name appeared frequently on Roman provincial coins, meaning simply, "Struck while the man named was governor". So there was no evident reason for Vespasian to consider it extraordinary that he had been named as governor of Syria on coins of Sepphoris struck for Nero near the end of his reign (Year 14), and no evident reason why he should have referred to the Sepphoris coins in his orichalcum issue struck at Rome five years later. It seems quite probable that Vespasian never even noticed his name on the coins of Sepphoris, and certainly very few Romans in the West will ever have seen such a coin, though Buttrey thinks the orichalcum coins were struck for circulation in the West in 74 in order to recall precisely those Sepphoris coins with their reference to Vespasian some months before his accession. Why waste coin types on references that were inconsequential, and that nobody was likely to comprehend?
If the orichalcum issue was meant to recall those two coins of Sepphoris, shouldn't it have been struck for Vespasian only, and using only those two rev. types, caduceus between crossed cornucopias and large SC? But that was not the case. Both the caduceus between crossed cornucopias type and the large SC type were struck not only for Vespasian, but also for Titus and Domitian as Caesars. Moreover those were not the only two rev. types of the issue: other coins showed a bust of Antioch with legend ANTIOCHIA , and (on small coins only) the same winged caduceus as on the crossed cornucopias dupondii, but without the cornucopias (see images below). It seems to me highly unlikely that the three main types of this issue, all struck for Titus and Domitian as well as Vespasian, were inspired by and meant to recall the far simpler issue of Sepphoris, using just two changing types (obv. types in this case) and of course naming Vespasian only.'
If Buttrey's argument is wrong it brings us back to the original question - why was an Eastern flavoured coinage struck for circulation in the West? Perhaps the issue may be nothing more than Vespasian paying homage to the part of the world that elevated him.
This As is a fine example of the smaller denomination, nicely centred with a beautiful emerald green patina.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1566 VespasianÆ As, 4.91g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP•VESP•AVG•P•M•T•P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: S • C in laurel wreath
RIC 1566 (R). BMC 879. RPC 1986 (3 spec.). BNC -.
Acquired from eBay, May 2022.
In 74 AD the Rome mint produced an extraordinary issue of bronze coinage of dupondii, asses, semisses, and quadrantes with a somewhat Eastern theme. Previously, these coins had been attributed to either Commagene (BMCRE) or Syria (RPC, and doubtfully so in RIC), but more recent scholarship has shown they actually were struck in Rome. The circulation pattern confirms this - out of a total of 112 of the smaller denominations cited by RPC, all but 4 were found in Western Europe. Ted Buttrey confirms 'The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation.' But why was this series produced in such a fashion? Buttrey proffers a plausible theory - 'There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50). The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.' So, in essence, a very personally important issue for Vespasian.
A rare variant 'S C' as featuring a right facing portrait paired with a scarce obverse legend. Unusually, the asses of this series were struck in orichalcum not copper and are much smaller than traditional contemporary asses. Missing from the Paris collection. David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1567 VespasianÆ Semis, 4.82g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP•VESP•AVG•P•M•T•P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: ANTIOCHIA; Bust of city-goddess, r.
RIC 1567 (C). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 1987 (14 spec.).
Acquired from London Ancient Coins, June 2022.
Traditionally, the remarkable bronze issue this rather odd semis is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey in the unpublished RIC II.1 Addenda wrote - 'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The citations in RPC II are drawn almost entirely from Western collections, and total: Western - 108, Eastern - 4.
The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation. Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012).'
I think it quite extraordinary that the Rome mint would produce a coin blatantly featuring a provincial city-goddess that was intended for circulation in the West. Vespasian's fondness for the region that elevated him to the purple must have been strong indeed! The heavy use of dots in the obverse legend is a curiosity as well.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1568 VespasianÆ Semis, 4.10g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP•VESP•AVG•P•M•T•P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: ANTIOCHIA; Bust of city-goddess, r.
RIC 1568 (R). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 1988 (6 spec.).
Acquired from London Ancient Coins, June 2020.
Traditionally, the remarkable bronze issue this rather odd semis is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey in the unpublished RIC II.1 Addenda wrote - 'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The citations in RPC II are drawn almost entirely from Western collections, and total: Western - 108, Eastern - 4.
The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation. Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012).'
I think it quite extraordinary that the Rome mint would produce a coin blatantly featuring a provincial city-goddess that was intended for circulation in the West. Vespasian's fondness for the region that elevated him to the purple must have been strong indeed! The heavy use of dots in the obverse legend is a curiosity as well.
Lovely desert patina and fine style.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1572 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ As, 4.84g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: T•CAES•IMP•TR•POT; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: S • C in laurel wreath
RIC 1572 (C). BMC -. BNC 897. RPC 1996 (6 spec.).
Acquired from Sebastian Sänn, September 2022
In 74 AD the Rome mint produced an extraordinary issue of bronze coinage of dupondii, asses, semisses, and quadrantes with a somewhat Eastern theme. Previously, these coins had been attributed to either Commagene (BMCRE) or Syria (RPC, and doubtfully so in RIC), but more recent scholarship has shown they actually were struck in Rome. The circulation pattern confirms this - out of a total of 112 of the smaller denominations cited by RPC, all but 4 were found in Western Europe. Ted Buttrey confirms 'The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation.' But why was this series produced in such a fashion? Buttrey proffers a plausible theory - 'Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012). The series had nothing to do with Syria or with the East at all, yet it was purposefully designed to appear non-Roman: the suppression of the traditional reverse sub-inscription S C throughout; the suppression of the radiate crown of the Dupondius; the shifting of the consular dating from the obv. to the rev.; the striking of all four denominations in orichalcum; and most obviously the selection of rev. dies which reek of the East. There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50). The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.' So, in essence, a very personally important issue for Vespasian.
Curtis Clay has a few objections to Buttrey's theory. 'As far as I am aware, there is nothing "astonishing" about Vespasian's "signing" of the two coins of Sepphoris. EΠI followed by the governor's name appeared frequently on Roman provincial coins, meaning simply, "Struck while the man named was governor". So there was no evident reason for Vespasian to consider it extraordinary that he had been named as governor of Syria on coins of Sepphoris struck for Nero near the end of his reign (Year 14), and no evident reason why he should have referred to the Sepphoris coins in his orichalcum issue struck at Rome five years later. It seems quite probable that Vespasian never even noticed his name on the coins of Sepphoris, and certainly very few Romans in the West will ever have seen such a coin, though Buttrey thinks the orichalcum coins were struck for circulation in the West in 74 in order to recall precisely those Sepphoris coins with their reference to Vespasian some months before his accession. Why waste coin types on references that were inconsequential, and that nobody was likely to comprehend?
If the orichalcum issue was meant to recall those two coins of Sepphoris, shouldn't it have been struck for Vespasian only, and using only those two rev. types, caduceus between crossed cornucopias and large SC? But that was not the case. Both the caduceus between crossed cornucopias type and the large SC type were struck not only for Vespasian, but also for Titus and Domitian as Caesars. Moreover those were not the only two rev. types of the issue: other coins showed a bust of Antioch with legend ANTIOCHIA , and (on small coins only) the same winged caduceus as on the crossed cornucopias dupondii, but without the cornucopias (see images below). It seems to me highly unlikely that the three main types of this issue, all struck for Titus and Domitian as well as Vespasian, were inspired by and meant to recall the far simpler issue of Sepphoris, using just two changing types (obv. types in this case) and of course naming Vespasian only.'
If Buttrey's argument is wrong it brings us back to the original question - why was an Eastern flavoured coinage struck for circulation in the West? Perhaps the issue may be nothing more than Vespasian paying homage to the part of the world that elevated him.
This as is a fine example of the smaller denomination - nicely centred, darkly toned, and sporting a stylish portrait of the young prince.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1574 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ Semis, 3.31g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: T•CAES•IMP•TR•POT; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: ANTIOCHIA; Bust of city-goddess, r.
RIC 1574 (C). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 1997 (10 spec.).
Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, January 2020.
Traditionally, the issue this rather interesting semis is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey writing in the RIC II.1 Addenda commented extensively on it. Because both the Addenda has yet to see the light of day and T. Buttrey's thoughts on the subject are important (and indeed likely correct), I have largely quoted it in full here with some minor editing.
'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The citations in RPC II are drawn almost entirely from Western collections, and total: Western - 108, Eastern - 4.
The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation. Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012).
The series had nothing to do with Syria or with the East at all, yet it was purposefully designed to appear non-Roman: the suppression of the traditional reverse sub-inscription S C throughout; the suppression of the radiate crown of the Dupondius; the shifting of the consular dating from the obv. to the rev.; the striking of all four denominations in orichalcum; and most obviously the selection of rev. dies which reek of the East (while admitting that they are not Eastern, see on the semis the bust of the city-goddess accompanied by the Latin legend ANTIOCHIA, in imitation of the type actually struck there with the Greek legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ – SNG Cop Antioch 99-103, 112, etc. ).
There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage. The key to its understanding is the reverse type of the dupondius, two crossed cornuacopiae with a winged caduceus between. It replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, “on the authority of…”) when on duty there in the last days of Nero.
The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminous with the celebration of Vespasian’s first quinquennium.'
I think it quite extraordinary that the Rome mint would produce a coin blatantly featuring a provincial city-goddess that was intended for circulation in the West. Vespasian's fondness for the region that elevated him to the purple must have been strong indeed! The heavy use of dots in the obverse legend is a curiosity as well.
Good style and well centred.David Atherton
|
|
RIC 1580 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ Semis, 5.32g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: CAESAR DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: ANTIOCHIA; Bust of city-goddess, r.
RIC 1580 (C). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 2004 (7 spec.).
Acquired from London Ancient Coins, April 2023.
Traditionally, the remarkable bronze issue this rather odd semis is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey in the unpublished RIC II.1 Addenda wrote - 'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The citations in RPC II are drawn almost entirely from Western collections, and total: Western - 108, Eastern - 4. The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation. Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012).'
Here we have a semis struck for Domitian Caesar featuring Antiocha on the reverse. I think it quite extraordinary that the Rome mint would produce a coin blatantly featuring a provincial city-goddess intended for circulation in the West. Vespasian's fondness for the region that elevated him to the purple must have been strong indeed! The type was struck for all three Flavians.David Atherton
|
|
ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, COMMAGENE Samosata. AE 13 134-34 AD Winged caduceusReference.
RPC III, 3424 var. (obv. legend)
Issue ΕΤ ΙΘ = regnal year 19
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒACTOC
Laureate bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear
Rev. Φ-Λ / С-Α / ΕΤ - ΙΘ
Winged caduceus
2.75 gr
13 mmokidoki
|
|
ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, COMMAGENE, Samosata, Hadrian AE 16 117-38 AD Winged caduceus.Reference.
Lindgren 1899 (this coin); RPC 3, 3422 http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3422/
Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Rev. СΑ-ΜΟ
winged caduceus
4.48 gr.
16.5 mmokidoki
|
|
Roman Provincial: Philip II as Augustus, AE28. Ex John Casey Collection. Syria Commagene, Zeugma 247-249 A.D. 14.01g - 28.2mm, Axis 6h.
Obv: AVTOK K M IVYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB - Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: ZEYΓMATEΩN - Temple of Zeus Katabaites, tetrastyle temple with cult image of Zeus seated facing within, holding sceptre; peribolos below containing grove; capricorn leaping left below.
Ref: RPC VIII, 8394; SNG Cop 33; SNG München 436; Price/Trell, S. 23, Fig. 22.
Provenance: Ex John Casey Collection. Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli
|
|
Roman, Vespasian Dupondius Commagene mint, A.D.74Æ, 13.2g, 28mm, 7h
Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG, laurate head left
Rev.: PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS, Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae.
Ref.: RIC 798b (scarse), C. 377Charles S
|
|
RPC 2812 VespasianÆ22, 9.42g
Uncertain mint, Undated
Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΟΥƐϹ[ ] ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟϹ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: ΤΙΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ; Bare heads of Titus and Domitian facing one another
RPC 2812 (0 spec.).
Acquired from eBay, June 2021.
A true mystery coin. Struck at some point during Vespasian's reign, this rare dynastic issue's origins remains elusive. RPC's footnote concerning the type: 'The editors of the SNG Schweiz II tentatively attributed these coins to Crete, which seems unlikely. A Cicilian mint is a possibility.' There are not enough surviving specimens for findspots to help determine a region of circulation. As is, we are left only with style to go by. With that being said, somewhere in Asia Minor is a good bet. The reverse design was fairly popular throughout the region and the style is similar to several cities which were producing coins during Vespasian's reign. The bevelled edge flan may also be a clue, perhaps pointing to a mint closer to Syria or Commagene. The dynastic type itself hints that this issue was struck earlier rather than later in the reign. David Atherton
|
|
Samosata, Commagene, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 3414, AE-16, C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus, Rare ! #1Samosata, Commagene, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 3414, AE-16, C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus, Rare ! #1
avers: AΔΡΙΑNOC CEBACTOC, Laureate head right.
reverse: C - A / E - T /N - H, Winged caduceus.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:15,0-16,7mm, weight:2,50g, axis:6h,
mint: Province: Syria, Region: Commagene, city: Samosata, date: ET NH Year 58, 130-131 A.D.,
ref:
RPC III 3414,
BMC 17-18 (?),
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Samosata, Commagene. Provincial sestertius, city-goddess with eagle & PegasosPhilip I, the Arab, first half of 244 - end of September 249 A.D., Samosata, Commagene. Bronze provincial sestertius, BMC Syria p. 122, 44 ff., F, Samosata mint, 14.421g, 31.2mm, 180o, obverse “AUTOK K M IOULI FILIPPO”C C“EB”, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse “FL” C“AMO”C“ATE”W“N MHTROP KOM”, city-goddess seated left on rocks, grain in right, eagle on right arm, Pegasos running right at her feet. Samosata, meaning 'sun,' was an ancient city whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adiyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the Atatürk Dam. Ex FORVMPodiceps
|
|
samosata001aElagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv:...MAV ANTΩ..., Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: CAMOC-ATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
33 mm, 17.90 gms
Butcher 29c, BMC 42 variant (bust type), Hunter 28 (per Butcher)Charles M
|
|
samosata001b_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KAI MAP K AVPΛI ANTΩNεINOC Cε, Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMOC-ATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
34 mm, 22.46 gms
Butcher 29a, BMC 42Charles M
|
|
samosata001b_3Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KI MAP AVPH ANTΩNεINOC CεB, Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMOC-ATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
32 mm, 18.90 gms
Butcher 29a, BMC 42Charles M
|
|
samosata001b_4Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAP AVPH ANTΩNεINOC CεB, Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMOC-ATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, no eagle, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
32 mm, 11.42 gms
Butcher 29a, BMC 42Charles M
|
|
samosata001cElagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K … ANTΩNεINOC, Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
Rev: CA[MOC-AT]εΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
34 mm, 17.90 gms
Butcher 29b, SNG Cop 22Charles M
|
|
samosata001c_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: ...M AV ANTΩNεINOC, Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
Rev: CAMO-CATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
32 mm, 20.07 gms
Butcher 29b, SNG Cop 22Charles M
|
|
samosata001c_3Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K M AV ANTΩNINOC, Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
Rev: CAMO-CATЄΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
32 mm, 16.33 gms
Butcher 29b, SNG Cop 22Charles M
|
|
samosata002aElagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: ...T K MAV AN..., Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMO-CATεΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
27 mm, 11.82 gms
Butcher 30a, BMC 41 variant (bust type)Charles M
|
|
samosata002a_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTWNINOC CЄB, Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMOC-ATЄΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
27 mm, 8.68 gms
Butcher 29a, BMC 42Charles M
|
|
samosata002b_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KAI MAP AY CЄ [AN]TΩNЄINOC, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: CAMO-CA[TЄΩN], Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
26 mm, 10.60 gms
Butcher 30c, BMC 40Charles M
|
|
samosata002b_3Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KAI MAP A CЄ ANTΩNЄINOC, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: CAMO-CATЄΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
26 mm, 11.80 gms
Butcher 30c, BMC 40Charles M
|
|
samosata002b_4Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KAI MAP A CЄ ANTΩNЄINOC, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: CAMO-CATЄΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle in right hand, left hand on rocks, Pegasus running left below.
26 mm, 12.35 gms
Butcher 30c, BMC 40Charles M
|
|
samosata003aElagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTWNINOC CЄB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΦΛCAMOCATЄWNMHTPKOM, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins upper right.
26 mm, 18.20 gms
Butcher 26b, BMC 35 (as Caracalla in error)Charles M
|
|
samosata003a_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTWNINOC CЄB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Φ[ΛCAMOCATЄW]NMHTPKOM, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins upper right.
26 mm, 10.46 gms
Butcher 26b, BMC 35 (as Caracalla in error)Charles M
|
|
samosata003b_2Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT KI MAV ANTWNINOC, Laureate head right.
Rev: ΦCAMOCATЄWNMHTPKOM, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins upper right.
27 mm, 11.82 gms
Butcher 26a, Lindgren-Kovacs 1901Charles M
|
|
samosata003b_22Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTWNINOC CЄB, Laureate head right.
Rev: ΦCAMOCA...MHTPK, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins upper right.
24 mm, 6.68 gms
Butcher 26a, Lindgren-Kovacs 1901Charles M
|
|
samosata003b_23Elagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTW[NINOC CЄB], Laureate head right.
Rev: CAMO-CATЄΩN, Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins lower left.
26 mm, 8.51 gms
Butcher 26a variant (reverse legend begins lower left--reverse legend same as on larger denomination coins above).Charles M
|
|
samosata003cElagabalus
Samosata, Commagene
Obv: AVT K MAV ANTWNINOC CЄB, radiate head right.
Rev: ΦCAMOCAT..., Tyche turreted seated left on rocks, eagle perched on right arm with corn ears in right hand, left hand on rocks, River god swimming to front below. Legend begins upper right.
24 mm, 9.38 gms
Butcher 26cCharles M
|
|
|
|
|
