JOTAPIAN. Circa 249 AD. Billon "Denarius" (3.95 gm). Nicopolis in Seleucia 
mint. IMP [M] F RV IOTA[PIANVS], laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen 
from behind / [VICTOR]IA AVG, Victory walking left holding wreath and 
palm. RIC IV -; R. Bland, .The Coinage of Jotapian,. -, but cf. pl. XXXV, 
      3(a) and 4(a) for same reverse die; Cohen -. VF, darkly toned, rough 
      surfaces. Unique. Only eighteen coins of Jotapian are cited by Bland, all 
      of which are antoniniani. ($20,000) Jotapian led a short-lived revolt in 
      Syria in the autumn of 249 while Philip I was still emperor. 


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2089.

 Lot was unsold.


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