Antiochus IV & Iotape - Early Series: 38-40 and 41-54 AD or later - AE 8 chalkoi - Iotape obverse
Identifier
Kovacs-239var; ANRO-2001
Reference Description
Antiochus IV Epiphanes & Iotape 38-40 and 41-72 AD
Samosata - Early Series: 38-40 and 41-54 or later (coins with rounded edges)
AE 8 chalkoi
Obv. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Bust of Iotape right, draped, diadem.
Rev. ΚΟΜΜΑΓΗΝΩΝ
Scorpion right in laurel wreath.
Portrait is clearly very different. Inscription seems more like on the later series. Note the letters C instead of Σ, as on the other examples.
Samosata - Early Series: 38-40 and 41-54 or later (coins with rounded edges)
AE 8 chalkoi
Obv. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΣ
Bust of Iotape right, draped, diadem.
Rev. ΚΟΜΜΑΓΗΝΩΝ
Scorpion right in laurel wreath.
Portrait is clearly very different. Inscription seems more like on the later series. Note the letters C instead of Σ, as on the other examples.
Provenance
| Auction or Collection | Date | Characteristics | |
| 2 | Savoca Coins Auction 264 Lot 181 | 19-Apr-2025 | 27mm, 14.44g, 6h |
| 1 | Numismad Auction 12 Lot 289 | 5-Jan-2024 | 26mm, 13.02g |
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Citation
“Antiochus IV & Iotape - Early Series: 38-40 and 41-54 AD or later - AE 8 chalkoi - Iotape obverse,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 13, 2025, http://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/2001.