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Roman Provincials - Commagene-Zeugma


Antoninus Pius, AE Large Denomination, 138-161, Issue 1, Officina 8, Syria: Commagene-Zeugma
[AUTO KAITI AILI ADRI] ANTWNEINOC [CEBEU CEBHC]
Laureate head right, five-pointed star countermark on neck
[ZEU_GMA_TEwN]
Tetrastyle temple on rocky hill, buildings at base, colonnades or steps up the sides
H in right field
20mm x 22mm, 10.19g (4mm thick)
Butcher Zeugma 10 variant

Note: Butcher describes the officina mark as being in the left field for Issue 1.


Antoninus Pius, AE Small Denomination, 138-161, Issue 3, Officina 7, Syria: Commagene-Zeugma
[AUTO KAITI AILI] ADRI AN_TW[NEINOC CEBEU CEBHC]
Laureate head right
ZEUGH_ATEWN (Z retrograde)
Tetrastyle temple on rocky hill, buildings at base, colonnades or steps up the sides
Z (retrograde) inexergue
21mm x 23mm, 6.83g
Butcher Zeugma -- (cf. Butcher 20)

Note: Butcher only lists a "Large denomination" for Antoninus Pius. The range of the three series is 8.94 for Series 1, increasing to 9.18 for Series 2 and finally 9.46 for Series 3. This example has a fine style portrait, larger and thinner flan and no countermark.


Philip I, AE Small Denomination, 244-249, Syria: Commagene-Zeugma
AUTOK K M IOULI FILIPPOC CEB
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder
ZEUGM_ATEWN (Z retrograde)
Tetrastyle temple on rocky hill, buildings at base, colonnades or steps up the sides
21mm x 22mm, 6.42g
Butcher Zeugma 33 variant

Note: Butcher describes this coin as having a seated statue of Zeus (?) in the temple, whereas this specimen has an empty temple


Philip I, AE Small Denomination, 244-249, Syria: Commagene-Zeugma
AUTOK K M IOULI FILIPPOC CEB
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder
ZEUGM_ATEWN (Z retrograde)
Tetrastyle temple on rocky hill, buildings at base, colonnades or steps up the sides
22mm x 23mm, 7.71g
Butcher Zeugma 33 variant

Note: Butcher describes this coin as having a seated statue of Zeus (?) in the temple, whereas this specimen has an empty temple