COMMAGENE , Samosata. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (19mm, 5.66 g, 6h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 608
Lot: 485. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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COMMAGENE , Samosata. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (19mm, 5.66 g, 6h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; ЄT IΘ (date) in legend / ΦΛΑ/ СΑΜΟ/ ΜΗΤΡΟ/ ΚΟΜ in four lines; all within laurel wreath. RPC III 3423; Butcher 14; Dow, ACTTB, p. 71 (this coin). Brown patina with earthen highlights, some roughness. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection, purchased from Roma Numismatics.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter From Solomon to the Exile. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 12:42:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.