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Æ - Antiochus IV and Iotape Corycus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Commagene |
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| Year | 38-52 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Artemis facing right in a dynamic hunting pose, depicted nude or lightly draped, drawing a bow with arms extended. The goddess stands on a ground line, the composition conveying motion and strength in the Hellenistic tradition. The ethnic legend ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ is divided vertically in the field to the left and right of the figure, identifying this issue as coinage of the Corycians. |
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| Mintage | ND (38-52) |
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Antiochus IV of Commagene had an unusual relationship with Rome — deposed by Caligula in 38 AD, then reinstated by Claudius, he ruled a client kingdom whose continued existence depended entirely on imperial favor. Iotape was his sister-wife, a dynastic pairing rooted in Achaemenid tradition that the Commagenian royal house maintained across generations. Coins naming both rulers simultaneously are relatively scarce, as joint issues of this kind were not consistently produced throughout the reign.
Corycus, as a mint city in Cilicia under Commagenian influence during this period, adds a geographic wrinkle that distinguishes this piece from the more common Samosata issues.