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LOT 2847
Kings of Commagene, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE Oktachalkon. AD 38-72.
Samosata mint; struck circa AD 54-65. BAΣIΛΕYΣ MΕΓ-AΣ ANTIOXOΣ, diademed and draped bust of Antiochos IV to right / KOMMAΓ-HNΩN, scorpion within wreath; above, diadem. RPC I 3857; Kovacs 238 corr. (BAΣIΛΕYΣ not BAΣIΛΕΩΣ). Near Very Fine. Blue-green patina.(12.75gr, 27mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2847
Kings of Commagene, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE Oktachalkon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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