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Ancient Coinage of Commagene, Samosata

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HADRIAN
BMC 20Hadrian, AE17 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.TextImage
BMC 22Hadrian AE21 of Samosata, Commagene. ADPIANOC CEBACTOC, laureate head right / FLA / CAM / MHTPO / KOM, legend in four lines within wreath. TextImage
ANTONINUS PIUS
SGI 1491Antoninus Pius AE24 of Commagene, Samosata. AUTO KAI TI AIL ADRI ANTWNEINOC CEB EYC, laureate draped bust right / F L CAMOCATEWN MHTRO KOM, goddess seated left on rock holding corn-ears, river god Euphrates swimming at her feet.TextImage
LUCIUS VERUS
BMC 30Samosata, Lucius Verus 161-169 AD. 7.92 g. A K L AVRH OUHROS SEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / F SAM IER ASY AYT MHT KOM ET AS, turreted Tyche seated left on rock, holding poppy and two ears of corn, resting arm on rock, resting foot on swimming river-god Euphrates. BMC 30; SNG Lindgren 1900 (same dies).TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 31Septimius Severus AE 25mm of Samosata, Syria. L CEP CEOVHPOC PERTNAZ CE, laureate head left / FL.CAMOCATEOWN MHTROPO, turreted & veiled busts of two Tyches confronted.TextImage
BMC 31Septimius Severus AE26 of Samosata, Commagene, L CEP CEOVHPOC PERTNAZ CE, laureate head left / FL.CAMOCATEOWN MHTROPO, turreted & veiled busts of two Tyches confronted. BMC 31. TextImage
CARACALLA
Mionnet 31Caracalla AE32 of Samosata, Syria. AVK M AV ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / F CAMOCAT PACU AVT MHTROP KOM, Tyche, turreted, seated left on rock, holding eagle and corn-ears, river-god swimming left below. TextImage
ELAGABALUS
Mionnet 65Elagabalus AE32 of Samosata. AVT K M AV ANTWNINOC C, laureate head right / CAMOCATEWN, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ears, Pegasus flying left below. BMC 42-43 var; Mionnet V, 65; SNG München 396 var.TextImage
PHILIP I
BMC 44Philip I AE 33mm of Commagene, Samosata. AVTOK K M IOV FILIPP CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FLA CAMOCATEWN, Tyche seated left on rocks, eagle sitting on her right arm, Pegasus flying left below her.TextImage
BMC 47Samosata. Philip I AE32. AVTOK K M IOVLI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FL CAMOCATEWN MHTPO - KOM, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding ears of corn in right hand, eagle seated on right arm, beneath Pegasus flying left. SGI 3953.TextImage
Mionnet 69Philip I, AE31 of Samosata, Commagene. AVTOK K M IOULI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FL CAMOCATEWN MHTROP 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.TextImage
SGI 3953Philip I AE35 of Samosata, Commagene. Laureate bust right / Tyche seated on rock left, Pegasus beneath. TextImage
SNG Copenhagen 24Philip Sr (or Jr?) AE24 of Commagene, Samosata. AVTOK K M IOYLI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CAMOCATEWN, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding eagle, Pegasus left below.TextImage
PHILIP II
BMC 56Philip II, as Caesar, AE 30mm of Syria, Commagene, Samosata. AVTOK K M IOVLI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / CAMOCATEWN, Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain-ears; below, pegasus flying left. BMC 56. Sear 2681.TextImage
BMC 66Philip II, Samosata, Syria. AE30. AVTOK K M IOVLI FILIP CEB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FL CAMOCATEWN MHTP KOM, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding ears of corn in right hand, eagle seated on right arm, left elbow on rock. Beneath Tyche, the upper body of the River god Euphrates left. BMC 66.TextImage
See also Entry for Commagene, Samosata on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Samosata in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Samosata at AncientImports.com
Search for Samosata at Incitatus Coins

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