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AE29 of Commagene, Antiochus IV

Bronze AE29, 29mm, 13.08gm, issued AD 55-72 Samosata mint.

Obv: BAΣIΛEYΣ ME ANTIOXOΣ EΠI, Diademed bust right.

Rev: KOMMAΓHNΩN, Scorpion, laurel wreath around.

References: Sear 5507, RPC 3854.

Antiochus was a friend of Caligula who rewarded him with his restored kingdom in AD 38. Antiochus ruled it as an allied king until AD 72 when Vespasian converted the kingdom into a province.

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