The Coins of Roman Antioch

Supplement No. 1

Richard McAlee
The Coins of Roman Antioch
Supplement No. 1

Richard McAlee

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 Contents
Corrigenda 7

Supplement to Abbreviations and Select Bibliography 8

Supplement to the Text 9

Supplement to the Commentary on the Coins 9

Supplement to the Catalogue 11

Supplement to Appendix I: Countermarks 30

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 The Coins of Roman Antioch
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Corrigenda

Page 49, last sentence of second paragraph: “under Elagabalus” should be “under Macrinus”.

Page 114, fn. 153: “ANTIOXIEΩN” should be “ANTIOXEΩN”.

Page 182, fn. 314: “Dimitian” should be “Domitian”.

Page 206, fn. 346 and fn. 347 to catalogue no. 477 were omitted. They are:
346
The flat-topped kalathos is a characteristic attribute of Phoenician deities. See, e.g., SNGCop Phoenicia 87 (Berytus).

347
The figurine of the animal has not been noted in previous catalogues. It is mounted on a handle, which is held by Baal-Zeus.
It is too indistinct to permit certain identification, but it probably represents a bull, the animal most closely associated with the
Phoenician god Baal-Hadad (as a symbol of fertility and power). Baal-Hadad was also the god of thunderstorms (as was Zeus),
so both symbols (thunderbolt and bull) would be appropriate for that deity.

Pages 226-227, paragraph beginning “The rare semisses of Group 1 … ”: footnote 18 should be numbered 19,
footnote 19 should be numbered 20, and footnote 20 should be numbered 21. (The corresponding footnotes
following the text at the end of the chapter are numbered correctly).

Page 227, first sentence of first full paragraph: “during the reign of Marcus Aurelius” should be “during the reign of
Antoninus Pius”.

Page 235, catalogue number 567: the photograph shows 567(b), not 567(a).

Page 242-244: There are no footnotes numbered 83-86, but this is not an omission.

Page 402, line after 5a: “t” should be “5c”.

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8 Supplement No. 1 Supplement to Abbreviations
and Select Bibliography

Supplement to Abbreviations and Select Bibliography

Augé & Duyrat C. Augé, F. Duyrat (edd.), Les monnayages syrien—Quel apport pour l’histoire du Proche-
Orient at romain? Actes de la table ronde de Damas, 10-12 novembre 1999 (Beirut, 2002).

Asolati, et al. M. Asolati, I. Calliari, A. Conventi, and C. Crisafulli, “Le emissioni provinciali di Traiano
per la Cirenaica: Nuove evidenze dale indagini archeometriche e dall’analisi dei coni,” RIN
110 (2009), pp. 317-364.

RIN Rivista Italiana di Numismatica e Scienze Affini. Società Numismatica Italiana, Milan,
Italy.

RIC 22 I.A. Carradice and T.V. Buttrey, Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. 2, Part 1 (London, 2007).

RPC 4 C. Howgego and V. Heuchert, Roman Provincial Coinage, Vol. 4 (The Antonines), on-line
at http://rpc.ash-mus.ox.ac.uk

Seleucid Coins 2 A. Houghton, C. Lorber, and O. Hoover, Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue,
Part II (Lancaster and London, 2008).

SNGHunter SNG [Great Britain], Vol. 12, The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, Part 2: Ro-
man Provincial Coins, Cyprus – Egypt (London, 2007).

Zeugma M. Önal, Zeugma Tetradrachm Hoards (Ankara, 2008).

Tetradrachm
Hoards
Supplement to the Text and Commentary Supplement No. 1 9

Supplement to Chapter II
Page 40, The Civic Coins of the Imperial Period
The identification of two new varieties of the chalkous (nos. 122A and 612A) demonstrates that the smallest
denomination of the Antiochene coinage was struck regularly during the imperial period for almost two centuries, both
as a civic coin and as an S.C coin. The chalkous was struck during the time of Augustus (nos. 93-94 and 97), Nero (no.
111), Nerva (no. 122A, this supplement), Trajan (nos. 525-528A), Hadrian (no. 543), Antoninus Pius (no. 159), and
Marcus Aurelius/Lucius Verus (no. 612A, this supplement).

Page 50, The Post-Reform Coins of the Third Century

Denarii were struck in large numbers at one or more eastern mints, one of which was certainly Antioch,
during the last decade of the second century and the early part of the third century. Double denarii (antoniniani) were
also struck at Antioch commencing with the reign of Gordian III, and Syrian tetradrachms tariffed at four denarii were
produced during this period. Since there were sixteen asses/assaria to the denarius, the reformed aes coins valued
at eight assaria and four assaria were equivalent to one-half denarius and one-quarter denarius, respectively. The
reformed aes coins and the silver together provided a range of denominations equal to one-quarter denarius, one-half
denarius, one denarius, two denarii, and four denarii.

Supplement to the Commentary on the Coins

Pages 160-161, Vespasian, The Orichalcum Coinage

The newly revised second edition of RIC 2 separates the dupondii of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian with
reverse crossed cornucopiae and winged caduceus from the smaller orichalcum denominations struck at Rome for use
in Syria because its authors believe that the dupondii circulated primarily in the west rather than the east.1 However,
these dupondii are not infrequently seen in trade in the Near East, and David Hendin (personal communication)
reports encountering them in Israel over a period of many years. The example of no. 369 (RIC 22 757) shown in this
supplement appeared in an auction in Israel and has a countermark of Legion X Fretensis (Howgego, GIC 729). The
legion was stationed in Judaea during the Flavian period and the following century, and according to Howgego this
countermark appears almost exclusively on Antiochene S.C coins and Tiberian “Commagene” dupondii. At least one
other eastern legionary countermark appears on no. 369: a thunderbolt, which almost certainly represents Legion XII
Fulminata.2 All of this demonstrates that some of these dupondii did in fact circulate in the east.

Pages 187-191, Trajan, The Silver Coinage

The commentary and the catalogue identified the bearded figure on the reverse of nos. 477-477A as Baal-
Zeus and the female figure on the reverse of nos. 481-483 as Baalat-Hera, that is, as amalgamations of Zeus and Hera
with their corresponding Phoenician deities. In a recent article, Kevin Butcher instead interpreted them as Hadad and
Atargatis, the Syrian gods of Hierapolis.3 Butcher noted that the coins, which were probably made at Rome for issue
in Syria and circulated widely in that province, represented Zeus and Hera in a generic sense and the Syrian deities in
a more specific way, concluding: “Like other contemporary Syrian silver depicting familiar ‘icons’ like Tyrian Melqart
or the Tyche of Antioch, the images of the two Hierapolitan deities formed part of a religious iconographic tradition
which could be recognized by contemporaries as ‘Syrian’.”4

Pages 192-193, Trajan, The Orichalcum Aes of A.D. 98-99

In a recent article, Asolati, et al. published a hoard of aes coins found in 1934 in the Agora of Cyrene which
contained 238 examples of the orichalcum dupondius with Greek legend in wreath (nos. 498-498A, this catalogue)
and 54 examples of the corresponding orichalcum as (nos. 499-499A, this catalogue), as well as 89 sestertii with
reverse Zeus Ammon and 205 dupondii and asses with reverse Zeus Ammon. The hoard demonstrates that nos. 498-
499A circulated in the province of Cyrene as well as in the province of Syria. Asolati, et al. noted the same die
links previously published in this catalogue between a dupondius (no. 498A) and a Syrian tetradrachm (no. 434) and

1
RIC 22, pp. 47-48 and cat. nos. 756-764.
2
Howgego, GIC 472. All of the examples listed by Howgego are Antiochene S.C coins. The example of no. 369 with this coun-
termark is shown in the “Museum of Countermarks on Roman Coins” at The Roman Numismatic Gallery, http://romancoins.info/
CMK-legionary-East.htm.
3
K. Butcher, “Two Syrian Deities,” Syria 84 (2007), pp. 277-286.
4
Id., p. 282.
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between an orichalcum as (no. 499A) and the extremely rare orichalcum as with reverse S.C in wreath (no. 504). The
article also provides metrological data and die analyses. The mean weight of the 238 dupondii was 12.95 g, the median
was 13.00 g, and the standard deviation was 1.26 g; the mean weight of the 54 orichalcum asses was 6.35 g, the median
was 6.31 g, and the standard deviation was 0.74 g.5 Two dupondii and two asses with reverse Greek legend in wreath
were analyzed using energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The
analyses indicated a copper content for the two dupondii of 83.1% and 85.25% using EDXRF and 81.51% and 85.28%
using EDS, and for the two asses 85.43% and 85.66% using EDXRF and 82.95% and 85.81% using EDS. The same
analyses indicated a zinc content for the dupondii of 16.7% and 14.41% using EDXRF and 18.48% and 14.72%
using EDS, and for the asses 13.73% and 12.56% using EDXRF and 14.19% and 11.90% using EDS.6 The overall
composition of the alloy was similar to that of orichalcum coins struck at Rome. There were 61 obverse dies and 121
reverse dies observed for the 238 dupondii, and 27 obverse dies and 36 reverse dies observed for the 54 asses. Using
the statistical formulas developed by Good and Esty, there were an estimated 61-68 obverse dies and 147-184 reverse
dies used to strike the dupondii, and an estimated 27-46 obverse dies and 48-109 reverse dies used to strike the asses.7
If we use an assumed average output of 30,000 coins per obverse die (see page 22), this suggests total production on
the order of 1.8 to 2.0 million dupondii and 800,000 to 1.4 million asses.

Page 287, Elagabalus, The Denarii

The commentary expressed agreement with Butcher’s view that the denarii of Elagabalus attributed in RIC
to Antioch are not from Antioch but from one or more Black Sea mints. However, the author has since noted striking
similarities between some of the denarii and some Antiochene S.C coins. See Figure 27A below, which shows an
example of no. 777 with a portrait of Elagabalus which is very similar in style to the two denarii illustrated alongside
it.8 Thus, it seems highly probable that at least some of Elagabalus’s eastern denarii were produced at Antioch.

A B C
Fig. 27A.
Pages 327-328, Philip I, Production for Other Cities
The eight-assaria piece produced at Antioch for Philippopolis has the reverse type seated figure of Roma
holding an eagle supporting two small figures, presumably Philip’s parents.9 See Figure 31N, with a portrait of
Philip II. The four-assaria piece has the reverse type Roma standing.10 The smallest denomination, the as/assarion,
has the reverse type head of Roma right bracketed by the letters SC, all surrounded by a wreath. See Figure 31M. The
smallest denomination is not published in any of the major references, and is usually attributed to Antioch because of
its similarity to the asses produced at Antioch for its own use (see nos. 1004-1005, this catalogue).11

M N
Fig. 31. Bronze coins struck at Antioch for Other Cities under Philip

5
Asolati, et al., p. 329. These figures are more accurate than the average weights (12.7 g and 6.1 g) calculated by this author and
shown at Table 6 (p. 44) of this catalogue, since the samples are much larger. The mean weight of 12.95 g for the dupondius is closer
to the Roman standard of 13.19 g (see Table 6) and reinforces the conclusion that the coin was a dupondius.
6
Asolati, et al., p. 325.
7
Asolati, et al., pp. 340-343.
8
The SC coin is from Münz Ritter on-line catalogue, March 2008. (See also no. 777(c)/2, of similar style.) The denarius with
reverse legionary standards is from the author’s collection. The denarius with reverse quadriga bearing stone of Elagabal is from
Triton 6, 14-15 Jan. 2003, 1053.
9
G.H. Hill, A Catalogue of Coins in the British Museum, Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Persia
(London, 1922) (BMCArabia), nos. 4-10 at pp. 42-43, and commentary at p. xli. The coin illustrated is from the author’s collection.
10
BMCArabia nos. 1-3 at p. 42.
11
Butcher, Phil & Sam, p. 78, where several examples in museum collections are noted, all attributed to Antioch. The example
illustrated here is from the author’s collection, ex CNG Electronic Auction 235, 364, where it was attributed to Antioch. The coin
was struck from the same obverse die as no. 1005, this catalogue.
Supplement to the Catalogue
Supplement to the Catalogue
37A
70C
71A
34-35. Year 11 Pompeian Era = 56/55 B.C. Æ 20
(tetrachalkon) The author has not seen any Pompeian-era
coins clearly dated Year 11 (AI or IA), although he has
seen coins dated Year 14 (ΔI or IΔ) which could easily
be mistaken for coins of Year 11. The existence of coins
dated Year 11 requires confirmation.
37A. Year 13 Pompeian Era = 54/53 B.C. Æ 27 (trial
strike?) This unique trial piece, which in the catalogue was
referenced to Malter Galleries, Oct. 2002, subsequently
appeared at Triton 9, 9 Jan. 2006, 1045, where its weight
was recorded as 16.39 g and its die axis as 12h. A better
photograph is added, courtesy of CNG.
70C. Year 25 Caesarean Era = 25/24 B.C. Æ 20
(tetrachalkon) Same as no. 58, but in ex., KE, and
cornucopia to l. of seated Zeus. MC (6.37 g; 12 h). (Ex.
Rare) This coin confirms Butcher 33.2a, which was based
on “Seyrig cast (date unclear)”.
71A. Year 28 Caesarean Era = 22/21 B.C. Æ 20
(tetrachalkon) Same as no. 58, but in ex., KH(?), and
cornucopia to l. of seated Zeus. Malter Galleries 90, 21
Sept. 2008, 1053. (Ex. Rare)
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73B
75A
76
73B. Year 33 Caesarean Era = 17/16 B.C. Æ 20
(tetrachalkon) Same as no. 58, but in ex., ΓΛ, and
cornucopia to l. of seated Zeus. MC (7.56 g; 12h). (Ex.
Rare) Butcher 37a published a coin possibly of this date
(“date unclear”) in the Fitzwilliam Museum, but with no
symbol to l. of seated Zeus. This coin confirms the date,
which is the latest known for the pre-imperial bronze
coins of Antioch.
75A. Year 5 Pompeian Era = 62/61 B.C. Æ 19 (trichal-
kon) Same as no. 74, but in ex., E. MC (5.80 g; 12 h). (Ex.
Rare) This date has not previously been reported. Since
the date-numeral in the exergue is often at least partly off
the flan, it may be difficult to distinguish E from Γ. In fact,
the coin supposedly dated Γ shown in the catalogue (no.
74) is struck from the same obverse die as this coin, and
may be another coin of Year 5 rather than Year 3. There
are, however, coins on which the date-numeral Γ can be
clearly seen, e.g., Butcher Plate 1, 1b.
76. Year 9 Pompeian Era = 58/57 B.C. Æ 16 (trichalkon)
Same as no. 74, but in ex., Θ. MC (5.81 g; 1h). (Ex. Rare)
The author stated (at p. 80, fn. 53) that the existence of
this variety was doubtful and that the only published ex-
ample, supposedly in London, could not be located. How-
ever, this coin has a date in the form O , which cannot
be omega and must therefore be theta, standing for Year
9 of the Pompeian Era. The coin is smaller in diameter
and thicker than the examples with other dates seen by
the author.
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77. Year 19 Pompeian Era = 48/47 B.C. Æ 23 (trichalkon)
VAuctions 243, 11 March 2010, 38 (8.64 g). (V. Rare) At
p. 39 of the text, the author used the figure of 9.57 g from
a single coin of this type in Paris (RPC 4217) to determine
the weight relationship between the heavy trichalkons
of Year 19 and the corresponding tetrachalkons, and
calculated it as 82%. The corrected weight of the example
in the author’s collection, listed in the catalogue as 9.6 g,
is 9.68 g. A third example (Münzhandlung Ritter GmbH,
MA Shops, March 2010) weighs 9.95 g. The well-
preserved example listed here provides a fourth weight,
giving a mean of 9.46 g for the four examples, equal to
81% of the mean weight of the tetrachalkon (11.73 g).
83A. Year 11 Caesarean Era = 39/38 B.C. Æ 16
(dichalkon) Same as no. 83, but no AI below grapes, and
to left of left wheat stalk, in very small letters, I above A.
MC (3.30 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare)
96A. Year 42 Actian Era = A.D. 11/12 Æ 17 (dichalkon)
Same as no. 89, but in rev. field, B – M. MC (4.32 g; 12h).
(Ex. Rare) The author listed a trichalkon and a chalkous
with this date in the catalogue (nos. 96 and 97), and noted
in footnote 75 that “Butcher 56b is a dichalkon of the
Tyche/tripod variety supposedly dated Year 42, but this is
based only on a note by Seyrig and is unconfirmed.” This
coin confirms the existence of dichalkons dated Year 42.
97. Year 42 Actian Era = A.D. 11/12 Æ 14 (chalkous)
MC (2.52 g; 12h).12 (V. Rare) This newly discovered
example confirms the previously uncertain legends. The
obverse is anepigraphic; the reverse has ANTI upwards
at left, OXEΩN downwards at right, and B – M in the
lower field.
111. Year 114 Caesarean Era = A.D. 65/66 Æ14
(chalkous) For an example of the undated variety with
rev. legend XAΛ – KOYΣ counterclockwise from lower
r., see SNGHunter 2841 (1.63 g; 12h). A second undated
(and anepigraphic) variety is listed as no. 111A below. A
third undated variety was probably struck during the time
of Nerva and is listed as no. 122A below.
111A. Uncertain Date Æ 12 (chalkous) Obv. Dr. bust or
head of Artemis r. Rev. Bow in case and quiver. Courtesy
of Frank Kovacs (1.77 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare) This coin is
anepigraphic and is quite different in style from the
examples dated Year 114. It may have been struck during
a different period. See also no. 122A below.
12
This example plus the three listed in the catalogue give a mean weight of 2.54 g for four specimens, compared to a mean of 2.63 g
for two specimens given in RPC and quoted in this book’s Table 5. The mean weight of 7.21 g for the contemporary Zeus/Ram coins
is 2.84 times as much, which is consistent with the interpretation of no. 97 as a chalkous and the Zeus/Ram coins as trichalkons.
Supplement to the Catalogue
122A. Probably c. Year 145 Caesarean Era = A.D.
96/97 Æ 13 (chalkous) Obv. Dr. bust of Artemis r., with
crescent on diadem. Rev. XAΛK – OYC, from upper r.
Bow in case and quiver. MC (1.81 g; 11 h). (V. Rare) This
undated coin bearing the legend “Chalkous” is similar to
the variety dated Year 114 (no. 111), but it differs in a
number of details: the position of the quiver is inverted
(the quiver strap is to the right instead of to the left); the
rev. legend omits the date and uses the letter C instead of
Σ; and both the types and the fabric are more compact.
The portrait of Artemis resembles that of Apollo on the
dichalkons dated Year 145 (compare this coin with no.
119/1), and the use of C rather than Σ is consistent with
a later date than the coins dated Year 114. It seems likely
that this variety was not struck in the time of Nero, but
instead was struck in the time of Nerva as part of the issue
dated Year 145.
133. Year 194 Caesarean Era = A.D. 145/146 Æ 17
(trichalkon) (f) 4 SNGHunter 2987 (2.57 g; 12h) . (Ex.
Rare) The numeral-letter is not described in SNGHunter
but is visible in the plate to the right of the garland on the
altar. This is the same coin listed in this catalogue as no.
133(e) (supposedly with no numeral-letter, based on the
description in Hunter 3, 198.)
134. Year 194 Caesarean Era = A.D. 145/146 Æ 17
(trichalkon) (d) B (and ЄTOYC spelled in full rather
than abbreviated) CNG Electronic Auction 238, 11 Aug.
2010, 258 (3.11 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare)
135. Year 194 Caesarean Era = A.D. 145/146 Æ 17
(trichalkon) (e) A MC (2.30 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare)
137. Year 194 Caesarean Era = A.D. 145/146 Æ 16
(trichalkon) Rusty Romans Ancient Coins, VCoins 9/09
(2.7 g). (Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
146. Year 195 Caesarean Era = A.D. 146/147 Æ 17
(trichalkon) (c) B ancientart-jerusalem, eBay item N.
230465593280 (Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
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122A

77-2

134(d)
83A

96A 135(e)

97-2 137

111A
146(c)
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149. Year 195 Caesarean Era = A.D. 146/147 Æ 14
(dichalkon) (d) No numeral-letter. MC = Triton XIII,
4 Jan. 2010, 1396/A015 (1.38 g; 12h). (V. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed
but not illustrated in the catalogue. The rev. legend on
this example is clockwise, so the description of this type
is revised to state that the rev. legend is “clockwise or
counterclockwise”. In addition, on this example the Є in
the date is retrograde.
159B. Year 212(?) Caesarean Era = A.D. 163/164 Æ 15
(trichalkon) Obv. … MHTPO. Towered, dr. and veiled
bust of Tyche r. Rev. ЄT … Eagle stg. r. on garlanded
altar holding leg and thigh of animal; to r. of altar, Θ.
Malter Galleries 90, 21 Sept. 2008, 1055. (Ex. Rare) The
date on this coin is not legible, but it resembles no. 159A
(which has an eagle stg. facing on altar holding leg and
thigh of animal), and is presumably dated ЄTOYC BIC
(Year 212).
169A. Æ 11 (dichalkon?) This coin was listed in the
catalogue as a civic coin of the late second century or
early third century, but new information from Oliver
Hoover indicates that it is actually a Seleucid coin struck
in pre-Roman times. The legend “ANTIOX…” refers not
to the city of Antioch but to one of the Seleucid monarchs
named Antiochus.
170. Æ 15 (1/12 nummus) (i) Є over Δ Gert Boersema
Ancient Coins, VCoins, Oct. 2008 (1.33 g). A photograph
is added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
171. Æ 15 (1/12 nummus) (d) Δ eBay Item No.
280276979808, Oct. 2008. A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue. (h) H CNG Electronic Auction 192, 23 July
2008, 289 (1.73 g). A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
172A. Æ 17 (1/12 nummus) Same as no. 172, but obv.
legend GENIO ANTIOCHENI, and Є in rev. field. MC =
CGB Monnaies 43, 29 April 2010, 977 (1.63 g; 12h) (Ex.
Rare). Photo courtesy of CGB.
191. Æ 36 (sestertius?) Triton XI, 8-9 Jan. 2008, 874
(25.98 g) (Rare). This coin, perhaps the finest known
example, was only illustrated as an enlargement in
Fig. 11A at p. 56. The denomination remains uncertain
because no analysis has been reported of its metallurgical
composition, but the similarities in its module and weight
to those of the sestertii of Augustus with CA in wreath,
struck in Asia Minor, make it very likely that it is a
sestertius.
13
For two other examples, see Butcher, Plate 3, 59 iv, and Kunker 124, 16 March 2007, 8732.
Supplement to the Catalogue
207. Æ 27 (as) (b) Dot to r. of S.C. Peus 398, 27 April
2009, 739 (16.55 g). A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (d)
No dot below S.C. MC = CNG 78, 14 May 2008, 1414
(15.04 g; 12 h); MC = CNG Electronic Auction 191, 9
July 2008, 96 (15.72 g; 12h). The first coin shows that
the letter G in AVGVSTVS in the obverse legend lacks
the distinctive stroke projecting from the bottom which
is characteristic of Augustus’s lifetime Antiochene S.C
issues, and instead resembles the letter C. This appears
to be typical for Augustus’s posthumous S.C coins,13
but it previously escaped the author’s notice because the
examples in hand all lacked that portion of the obverse
legend (see p. 121, nos. 207-208). The second coin has
the countermark ΓA|Є (Howgego, GIC 524), meaning
“Gaius, Year 5”, corresponding to A.D. 41. This coin
shows very little wear, which is consistent with its having
been struck a number of years after the death of Augustus
in A.D. 14.
208. Æ 27 (as) (a) Dot above S.C. Elsen 94, 15 Dec. 2007,
791 (14.38 g). The legible portion of the obverse legend
on this example includes AVGVSTVS, with the letter
G resembling C, as discussed under no. 207 above. (V.
Rare) (c) Dot below S.C. eBay Item No. 300208711385
(16.3 g). (Ex. Rare)
213. AR tetradrachm fngcoins, eBay no. 260550240213,
Feb. 2010 (13.9 g) (Ex. Rare). This is the second known
example, and it shows that the letter to the left of Zeus
(described in the catalogue as “M with dot above it”)
is actually a monogram of M with a small I above the
left apex, a small P above the right apex, and a dot (O?)
between them.
217. Æ 27 (as) (a) Dot above S.C. MC (15.44 g; 12h). This
example has an unpublished countermark: a monogram
in a rectangular incuse consisting of a large P with I at
the upper left leg and Π at the upper right leg. Compare
Howgego, GIC 606.
218. Æ 21 (semis) (d) No dot. J. Jencek Ancient Coins &
Antiquities, VCoins, March 2010 (6.35 g). This example
has an unpublished countermark: B in a rectangular incuse.
See Howgego, GIC 751 - 770 for similar countermarks
with “B”, none of which appears on coins of Antioch and
none of which is as early as this. Compare Howgego, GIC
548 (KOB, probably signifying 2 quadrantes).
234. AR tetradrachm J. Jencek Ancient Coins &
Antiquities, VCoins, July 2008 (14.40 g); CNG 82, 16
Sept. 2009, 832 (14.16; 12h). (V. Rare) A photograph is
added of this variety (the Jencek example), which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
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149(d)

207(d)-2

159B

208(a)
170(i)

171(d)

208(c)

171(h)

172A
213-2

191-4 217(a)-3

218(d)
207(b)

207(d)-1 234
16 Supplement No. 1
243. AR tetradrachm CNG 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 833 (14.59;
12h). (V. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
245. Æ 26 (as) (f) Dot below S.C (dot on circle). Dr.
Claus W. Hild Numismatik, MA Shops, June 2008 (13.83
g). (Ex. Rare)
250. Æ 24 (as) (a) Dot above. Holyland Numismatics,
VCoins, June 2008 (14.57 g). The legend on this example
is clearly legible, confirming this variety. (b) Dot to r.
J. Jencek Ancient Coins & Antiquities, VCoins, March
2008. This example has a countermark not previously
reported on an S.C coin (Howgego, GIC, Supplementary
Countermarks 501.1, on a Tiberian “Commagene”
dupondius). Howgego described it as “possibly a bird’s
head”; this coin clearly shows it to be the head of an eagle
facing r.
251. Æ 20 (semis) (e) Dot to l. (on circle). Sphinx
Numismatics, VCoins, Oct. 2008 (6.75 g). (Ex. Rare)
282. Æ 25 (as) (c) (IMP. NER)O CLA. CAES. AVG.
GER. No dot. MC (14.41 g; 12h). (V. Rare) The obverse
legend on this coin varies from the one listed in the
catalogue because there is an “S” at the end of “CAES.”
Also, on the three examples of no. 282 illustrated in the
catalogue the obverse legend begins from the upper right,
but on this example the legend begins from the lower left.
Supplement to the Catalogue
317. Æ 29 (as) Courtesy of Frank Kovacs (14.56 g).
This example has a countermark of an anchor between
A and N, which Howgego (GIC 373) listed as occurring
on SC coins of Claudius, Nero, and Otho, but which has
not previously been published on a coin with “name in
wreath” reverse.
319. Æ 28 (as) Gemini 6, 10 Jan. 2010, 787 (13.95
g). This example has a countermark consisting of the
letters LVS in a rectangular incuse. Howgego (GIC 597)
listed the countermark as occurring on two unidentified
coins of Nero, and did not consider it to be a legionary
countermark. S.N. Gerson, “A New Countermark of the
Fifth Legion,” Israel Numismatic Research 1 (2006), pp.
97-99, published this coin and interpreted the countermark
as referring to Legio V Scythica, although Legion IV was
named Scythica and Legion V was named Macedonica.
323. Æ 23 (semis) (a) Dot above. Sayles & Lavender,
VCoins, Sept. 2008 (8.95 g; 12h). (V. Rare) A photograph
is added of this variety, which was listed but not
illustrated in the catalogue. Same obverse die as nos. 318
and 323(c)/1.
363. Æ 20 (semis) (c) Dot to r. David Vagi, eBay Item
No. 3014202513, at wildwinds.com./coins/ric/vespasian/
RPC_2011.1. (Ex. Rare)

286. Æ 20 (semis) (b) Dot below (on circle).

Münzhandlung Ritter, Jan. 2009 (8.51 g). (Ex. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.

295A. Æ 29 (as) Same as no. 295, but double-headed

lituus. Peus 398, 27 April 2009, 741 (14.38 g). (Ex. Rare)
The symbol is irregular and the portrait is of an odd style,
but the coin appears to be genuine.

311. Æ 29 (as) CNG 78, 14 May 2008, 1420 (13.55 g;

12h). (Scarce) This example was struck from the same
obverse die as the author’s example of no. 312(a), shown
in the catalogue, illustrating another die linkage between
the “name and wreath coins” with the ethnic of Antioch
and the S.C coins.

312. Æ 29 (as) (a) Dot to l. of Galba’s head. Courtesy of

Frank Kovacs (16.70 g). This example has a countermark
of an anchor between A and N, which Howgego (GIC
373) listed as occurring on S.C coins of Claudius, Nero,
and Otho, but which has not previously been published
on an SC coin of Galba.
Supplement to the Catalogue Supplement No. 1 17

243
295A

245(f)
311-2

250(a)-2
312(a)-2

250(b)-2 317-2

251(e)
319-2

282(c)-3 323(a)

286(b) 363(c)
18 Supplement No. 1
367. COS. V = A.D. 74 Æ 28 (as) MC (13.08 g; 11h); MC
= Triton 13, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/A039 (16.46 g; 11h). (V.
Rare) Two photographs are added of this variety, which
was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. These are
the second and third published specimens; the first (see
RPC 2, 2007) is in the Berlin collection. All three coins
are struck from the same obverse die, and the two shown
here are also struck from the same reverse die. Their fabric
resembles that of the undated S.C asses (nos. 362 and
364) rather than the smaller, thicker flans characteristic of
the COS. IIII asses (no. 366). Butcher14 grouped the COS.
V asses with the undated ones as “Issue 2,” but despite
the similarity of fabric there are significant differences
between the dated coins and the undated ones: the dated
coins have a bust with drapery on the near shoulder (as do
the Group 10 tetradrachms), while the undated coins have
a head with no drapery. In addition, the dated coins do not
have a dot (officina mark) adjacent to the S.C, while the
undated coins do, and the dated coins are known only in
the larger denomination, while the undated coins appear
in two denominations. Moreover, the undated coins are
die-linked to the “name and wreath” coins dated Year 125
(A.D. 76/77),15 so they were probably not struck at the
same time as the coins dated COS. V (A.D. 74). On the
first example shown there is a circular line visible below
the obverse legend similar to that seen on Vespasian’s
Syrian denarii and aurei dated COS. IIII and the Group
10 tetradrachms (see discussion at p. 159). The author
continues to favor the attribution of all the coins dated
COS. IIII or COS. V to the same mint which produced the
Group 10 tetradrachms, which in this author’s view was
more probably Tyre than Antioch.
369. COS. V = A.D. 74 Æ 26 (orichalcum dupondius)
Archaeological Center 41, 2 Oct. 2007, 55. This coin has
a countermark of the Tenth Legion (Howgego, GIC 729),
which demonstrates that these dupondii circulated in the
east.
388. COS. III = A.D. 74 Æ 26 (orichalcum dupondius)
RIC 22 (Vespasian) 767; eBay Item No. 350046245251.
(Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of this rare hybrid,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
14
Butcher, pp. 351-52.
15
There is a die linkage between a “name and wreath” coin with a head of Titus (BMC 239) and an undated SC coin with a head
of Titus (Paris 308).
Supplement to the Catalogue
389B. COS. VIII = A.D. 80-81 Æ 28 (orichalcum
dupondius) Obv. IMP. T. CAES. DIVI. VESP. F. AVG.
P.M. Radiate head of Titus r. Rev. COS. VIII CENS.
TR. POT. P.M.T.P. Winged caduceus between crossed
cornucopiae. RIC 22 --; MC = Pegasi Numismatics 22, 20
April 2010, 444 (11.53 g). (Ex. Rare) This unique coin is
clearly patterned after the similar dupondii issued under
Vespasian, which were part of an issue of four orichalcum
denominations intended for circulation in the east (see
no. 369 above and Supplement to the Commentary at p.
9 above).
406. Æ 28 (as) (d) No dot. Ancient Art Jerusalem, eBay
Item No. 330276656692, Oct. 2008. This example has
a countermark of a thunderbolt, which is the symbol of
Legion XII. Howgego, GIC 472 listed the countermark as
appearing on S.C coins of Augustus and Claudius only,
although another countermark of Legion XII (GIC 737)
occurs on coins of Domitian. This coin confirms that the
thunderbolt countermark was applied during or after the
reign of Domitian.
407. Æ 28 (as) (d) Δ Höhn 66, 5 Dec. 2009, 699 (16.80
g). (V. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which
was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (f) 2 J&C’s
Coins, eBay Item No. 290214201049, Aug. 2008 (V.
Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. Note the form
of digamma, which is different from the usual 4. (h) H
CNG Electronic Auction 181, 6 Feb. 2008, 228 (12.77
g; 12h). (V. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
409. Æ 28 (as) (d) Dot to r. Tom Cederlind Numismatics
& Antiquities, VCoins, July 2008 (13.67 g). (Ex. Rare)
412. Æ 22 (semis) (d) B (horizontal, directly above the
wreath ties). Peus 398, 27 April 2009, 743 (7.63 g). (Ex.
Rare)
421. Æ 29 (as) (l) No numeral-letter. Hirsch 260, 12-
14 Feb. 2009, 2003. (V. Rare) A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
485. AR didrachm Elisha Coins, eBay Item No.
290258548814 (7.6 g). (Ex. Rare) A photograph of a
better example of this variety is added, clearly showing
the aegis on Trajan’s neck.
Supplement to the Catalogue Supplement No. 1 19

407(f)
367-1

407(h)
367-2

369-2 409(d)

412(d)
388

389B 421(l)

485-2
406(d)-2

407(d)
20 Supplement No. 1
487. Æ 26 (as) (g) Z Roma Numismatics, VCoins Aug.
2008 (15.73 g). A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
488. Æ 22 (semis) (h) H Senatus Consulto, eBay Item
No. 330323875917 (7.43 g). (Rare) A photograph is
added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
489. Æ 27 (as) (a) A Effler Coll. (17.32 g); eBay Item
No. 260284307040 (12.3 g). (Rare) The first example,
from the same dies as the Milan coin illustrated in the
catalogue, confirms that the numeral-letter is A; it is faint
but visible in the photograph. The second example, from
different dies, has a clear numeral-letter. The “coin” in the
author’s collection weighing 9.63 g (listed in the catalogue
but not illustrated) is actually a deceptive modern cast
with a simulated desert patina, but with file marks (hiding
the seam) visible on the edge. (c) Γ Bassem Daou, eBay
Sept. 2009; MC (18.14 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare) The numeral-
letter appears at first glance in the photographs to be I, but
closer examination reveals it to be Γ. (e) Є Numismatik
Lanz, eBay No. 370171566881 (11.66 g). (Ex. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
490. Æ 27 (as) (b) B MC (15.55 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
491. Æ 27 (as) (f) I This variety listed by Dieudonné
remains unconfirmed, and is probably a misreading of Γ
(cf. no. 489(c) above).
495. Æ 21 (semis) (b) A Triton XII, 6-7 Jan. 2009, 1250
(5.07 g). (Ex. Rare) The author saw this coin in New York
as part of a group lot, but a photograph was not available.
497. Æ 26 (as) (d) ЄK Beast Coins, VCoins. (Ex. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
507. Æ 23 (orichalcum as) CNG Electronic Auction
191, 9 July 2008, 97 (9.12 g; 7h). This example has a
countermark not previously reported on Antiochene
coinage: a head of Sarapis wearing a modius (Howgego,
GIC 20).
525. Æ 11 (orichalcum half-quadrans/chalkous) Elsen
94, 15 Dec. 2007, 814 (1.48 g). (Ex. Rare) The example
illustrated in the catalogue with this bust variety
(laureate head of Trajan, no drapery) did not show the
bust truncation clearly, and fn. 382 noted that it might
be a coin with drapery which was not visible. This coin
confirms the existence of the variety.
Supplement to the Catalogue
536. Æ 26 (as) (d) Z Herakles Numismatics, eBay
Item No. 1277066748, at wildwinds.com./coins/ric/
Hadrian/_antioch_AE26_BMC295 (15.27 g). (Scarce) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
543. Æ 11 (half-quadrans/chalkous) (e) Є CNG
Electronic Auction 202, 14 Jan. 2009, 118 (0.99 g; 12h).
(V. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which
was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
552. Æ 19 (orichalcum semis) SNGHunter 2949 (3.99 g,
6h) is a variety with round and oblong shields behind the
cuirass on which Roma is seated.
553. Æ 27 (as) (d) Γ SNGHunter 2968 corr. (16.55 g, 6h).
(Ex. Rare) SNGHunter describes the head of Antoninus
Pius as laureate, but the plate shows that it is bare. (e)
H MC (14.19 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare) Butcher, pp. 364-65,
implies that the bare-headed variety appears with all ten
numeral-letters A through I, but examples are known for
only some of those numeral-letters. With the addition of
the two varieties listed in this supplement, coins with a
bare head of Antoninus Pius (nos. 553 and 554) are now
known with six of the ten numeral-letters A through I.
Thus, it does seem likely that this variety was struck with
each of those ten numeral-letters.
555. Æ 24 (as) (a) A Tom Vossen, VCoins, July 2008
(30 mm; 16.76 g). A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
This is a good example of an as of Antoninus Pius
struck on the old heavy standard of c. 15 g. (f) 4 Sphinx
Numismatics, VCoins, July 2008 (23 mm; 9.63 g). A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue. This is a good example of
an as of Antoninus Pius struck on the new light standard
of c. 10 g.
556. Æ 25 (as) (c) A Zurqieh Co., LLC, VCoins, Oct.
2009 (17.26 g). A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
This coin is unusually heavy for an as of Antoninus Pius.
SNGHunter 2969 is struck from the same pair of dies, and
weighs 12.63 g.
556B. Æ 22 (as) Same as no. 555, but laureate head of
Antoninus Pius r., and above S.C, star. Numeral-letter:
B. Courtesy of Robert Effler (9.28; 12h). (Ex. Rare) This
variety corresponds to no. 584(b), which has the same
reverse type but obverse head of young Marcus Aurelius.
558A. Æ 22 (as) Same as no. 555, but radiate head of
Antoninus Pius r. Numeral-letter: 4. MC (9.77 g; 12h).
(Ex. Rare)
Supplement to the Catalogue Supplement No. 1 21

489(e)

487(g) 553(e)

490(b)

488(h)
555(a)

497(d)

489(a)-2 555(f)

507-2

489(a)-3
556(c)

525

489(c)-1 556B

536(d)

558A
489(c)-2

543(h)
22 Supplement No. 1
559A. Æ 16 (semis) Obv. … [ΚΑΙ?] ΤΙ. ΑΙΛΙ. ΑΔ.
ΑΝΤΝЄΙΝΟC(sic) CЄΒ … Radiate head of Antoninus
Pius left, slight drapery at neck. Rev. S.C, A below, all
within laurel wreath of ten elements. RPC 4, temp. no.
8993 = BN 1989 (2.51 g). This is undoubtedly the same
coin listed in the catalogue under this number based on a
pencil rubbing made in Paris in 1988. The coin is of good
workmanship, but its weight is lower than any known
genuine bronze coin of Pius from Antioch and it does
not appear to belong with the orichalcum group. The low
weight and the misspelling of Pius’s name suggest that it
is a contemporary counterfeit. A less likely possibility is
that it is a posthumous issue struck on a reduced weight
standard at the end of the reign of Marcus Aurelius, when
semisses weighing c. 2.5 g were struck (see no. 595 and
discussion at p. 255).
563. Æ 19 (orichalcum semis) (g) Z Triton XIII, 4 Jan.
2010, 1396/A069 (3.57 g; 12h). A photograph is added
of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
564. Æ 19 (orichalcum semis) (f) 4 Münzhandlung
Ritter, MA Shops, June 2009 (3.98 g). (Ex. Rare). A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
571. Æ 23 (as) (b) A or H Numismatik Lanz, eBay
Item No. 370250371366 (10.3 g). (Ex. Rare) The
numeral-letter is either A or H, but not Γ. The reverse die
is definitely not the same as the one used to strike the
variety with Γ listed in the catalogue.
581. Æ 22 (as) (e) Θ eBay Item No. 310114782972 (9.32
g). (Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which
was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
582. Æ 24 (as) (b) Θ CNG Electronic Auction 188, 28
May 2008, 276 (9.81 g). (Ex. Rare) A photograph is
added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
590. Æ 23 (as) (b) B Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients
(10.23 g; 7h). A photograph is added of this variety, which
was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (Rare) (c)
Γ Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients (11.42 g). (Ex. Rare)
(i) Θ MC (9.33 g; 12h). (Rare) A photograph is added
of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue. (l) AI MC (9.68 g; 6h). (Rare) A photograph is
added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
590A. Æ 22 (as) Same as no. 590, but laur. bust r., dr. and
cuir. Numeral-letter: Δ Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients
(11.17g; 2h). (Ex. Rare)
16
Obverse legend illegible, but the portrait is clearly of Marcus Aurelius and not Lucius Verus.
Supplement to the Catalogue
592. Æ 18 (semis) (f) Θ Ancient Coins of Canada,
VCoins, Oct. 2008 (5.07 g). (Ex. Rare)
597. Æ 23 (as) (h) Є Effler Coll. (6.88 g; 7h). (Ex. Rare)
598. Æ 23 (as) (e) BI Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients
(9.76 g; 12h). (V. Rare) A photograph is added of this
variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue. (j) A eBay Item No. 300199904790 (8.9 g).16
(Ex. Rare)
603. Æ 23 (as) (b) B Effler Coll. (9.93 g; 12h). (Ex.
Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (f) 4 eBay Item
No. 140224672022. (V. Rare) This is not a new variety,
but this coin was struck from the same obverse die as
no. 622A(b) (rev. Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius stg.)
and therefore confirms the latter’s attribution both to
Antioch and to Lucius Verus.
605. Æ 22 (as) (f) Γ I Effler Coll. (9.66 g). (Ex. Rare)
606. Æ 15 (semis) (c) Γ Effler Coll. (3.33 g; 12h). (Ex.
Rare) Same rev. die as no. 650B (see corrected attribution
of 650B below). (g) Z eBay Item No. 300249595544. (V.
Rare) A photograph is added of this variety, which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
608. Æ 16 (semis) (b) Γ Triton XIII, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/
A073 (3.61 g; 4h). (Ex. Rare)
609. Æ 16 (semis) (b) IB MC (3.65 g; 1h). (Ex. Rare)
This coin was struck from the same obverse die as the
coin with numeral-letter A, and shows that the bust is
draped (not cuirassed), seen from the front. The fact that
the same obverse die was used for coins with numeral-
letters at the beginning and near the end of the sequence
(corresponding to one and twelve) tends to support the
interpretation of the numeral-letters as representing
officinae rather than a chronological sequence, since it
is unlikely that a single obverse die would have endured
throughout the entire sequence.
611A. Æ 18 (semis) (a) Same as no. 606, but obv. legend
CA(?) AYP. MAIC. (sic) OYH. KAI. I Π(?). Numeral-
letter: Λ (A without cross-bar). Elsen 94, 15 Dec. 2007,
826 (4.02 g). (Ex. Rare) (b) Variety with S.C retrograde.
Sayles & Lavender, VCoins, Aug. 2010 (3.41 g; 11h). (Ex.
Rare) These coins, with their garbled legend and unusual
numeral-letter, appear to be from the same engraver who
produced no. 607 and no. 611.
Supplement to the Catalogue Supplement No. 1 23

559A

603(b)

590(i)

563(g)

603(f)

590(l)

564(f)

605(f)

590A

571(b)
606(c)

592(f)

606(g)
581(e)

608(b)
597(h)

582(b)
609(b)

598(e)

590(b)
611A(a)

598(j)

611A(b)
590(c)
24 Supplement No. 1
612A. Æ 11 (half-quadrans/chalkous) Obv. A[V]T. K.
… A(or Λ) OV … Laureate head of Lucius Verus r. Rev.
S.C, Γ below, all within laurel wreath of eight elements.
MC (1.24 g; 3h).17 (Ex. Rare) The author has seen several
small coins purporting to be examples of this small
denomination with a portrait of an emperor other than
Trajan or Hadrian, but most of them were misattributed
coins of Hadrian or irregular coins which are probably
contemporary counterfeits.18 This coin, however, is of
relatively good style and fabric and appears to be a product
of the official mint. It differs from the half-quadrans
coins struck by Trajan and Hadrian in having an obverse
legend, which unfortunately is only legible in fragments.
See the enlarged photographs in this supplement of half-
quadrans coins of Trajan and Hadrian and this coin. If the
half-quadrans denomination was struck with a portrait of
Lucius Verus then it was almost certainly struck with a
portrait of Marcus Aurelius, as well.
613. Æ 23 (as) (d) AI Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients
(8.32 g; 12h). (Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (h) Ξ
Ξ (resembles two backwards Zs) MC = CNG Electronic
Sale 241, 29 Sept. 2010, 206 (9.19 g; 7h). (Ex. Rare) This
unusual numeral-letter(?) is known for Marcus Aurelius
(nos. 597A(b), 598(f), and 598A(a)), but has not been
previously recorded for Lucius Verus.
615. Æ 23 (as) (a) A Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients
(11.07 g). (V. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue. (e) Є
Courtesy of Frascatius Ancients (9.59 g; 1h). (Ex. Rare)
A photograph is added of this variety, which was listed
but not illustrated in the catalogue. (k) AI Courtesy of
Frascatius Ancients (9.41 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare) A photograph
is added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
616. Æ 23 (as) (c) Γ MC (9.25 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare)
623A. Æ 15 (trichalkon) Similar to no. 623, but
ΛOVKIΛΛA CЄBACTH from lower l. (same obv. die as
no. 624), and [ANT]IOXЄΩN MHTPO … from lower l.
Malter Galleries 90, 21 Sept. 2008, 1103. (Ex. Rare)
633A. AR tetradrachm Same as no. 632, but eagle stg. on
leg and thigh of animal, head r., wreath in beak; to r. of
eagle’s hd., star; ram’s head in exergue. CNG 78, 14 May
2008, 1437 (13.09 g). (Ex. Rare)
17
The weight of 1.24 g is close to one-eighth the mean weight of the asses of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (9.4 g), consistent
with the interpretation of this coin as a half-quadrans/chalkous.
18
For example, see no. 650A in the main catalogue, listed as Commodus(?), but which is probably an ancient imitation of an Anto-
nine semis. Its weight is only 1.47 g, but its fabric is broader and thinner than that of this coin, and the types are larger.
Supplement to the Catalogue
642A. AR tetradrachm Same as no. 636, but eagle stg. r.,
head l., without wreath in beak; between legs, star; in ex.,
ram’s head r. Same rev. die as no. 634. Rauch 84, 13-15
May 2009, 634 (13.29 g). (Ex. Rare)
643. Æ 17 (as) (b) B eBay Item No. 380025472177 (V.
Rare). A photograph is added of this variety, which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
650B. Æ 13 (semis) This coin, with radiate bearded bust
left, was listed in the catalogue as being of Commodus(?),
but should be corrected as being of Lucius Verus based
on no. 606(c), listed in this supplement, which was struck
from the same reverse die.
652. AR tetradrachm MC = CNG 81, 20 May 2009, 813
(9.90 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare) This is a previously unpublished
specimen. It is the ninth known tetradrachm of Pescennius
Niger, and the fourth known in private hands. The other
known example of no. 652, illustrated in the catalogue, is
in the Prieur Collection.
653. AR tetradrachm CNG 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 855
(12.37 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare) This is the same coin listed and
illustrated in the catalogue, ex Berk 63, 29 Aug. 1990,
266, but the illustration in the catalogue is of a plaster
cast of the coin.
658A. AR tetradrachm MC = Baldwin’s 60, 4 May 2009,
759 (14.22 g; 11 h). (Ex. Rare) Same as no. 658, but laur.
bust of Severus r., dr. and cuir., rev. legend ΔHMAPX.
ЄΞ. VΠA. TO. Γ, and the smaller end of the leg and thigh
on which the eagle perches is to the right. Same obv. die
used to strike no. 657 and no. 661. Same rev. die used to
strike no. 658B; see comment at 658B below.
658B. AR tetradrachm CNG 69, 8 June 2005, 1205
(14.08 g; 12 h). (V. Rare) Same as no. 658, but rev. legend
ΔHMAPX. ЄΞ. VΠA. TO. Γ, and the smaller end of the
leg and thigh on which the eagle perches is to the right.
Same reverse die as no. 658A. The leg and thigh with
the smaller end to the right appears on coins which are
among the earliest examples of Severan tetradrachms,
e.g., no. 664 (Caracalla COS. II DES.) and no. 712 (Geta
COS. DES.).
698A. Æ 19 (as) Same as no. 696, but laureate
head of Caracalla left, and obv. legend AVT. KAI.
ANTΩNЄINOC, from upper r. Elsen 94, 15 Dec. 2007,
829. (Ex. Rare)
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Half-quadrans coins of Trajan, Hadrian, and Lucius Verus (Enlarged)

615(k)

612A

652-2

616(c)

613(d)

653
623A

613(h)

658A
633A

615(a)

658B

642A

615(e) 698A

643(b)
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710. AR tetradrachm MC (13.51 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare)
Outside of the Mampsis Hoard, the only example
previously known to the author is the one in the BN (ex
Sternberg 1983), a plaster cast of which is illustrated in
the catalogue. The MC coin is from the same dies as the
BN specimen. The reverse legend was given by both
Prieur and this author as VΠATOC AΠOΔЄΔЄI, but it
is actually VΠATOC AΠOΔЄΔЄIΓ, with the Γ appearing
under the river-god’s outstretched right arm.
722A. Obverse legend is AVTO. KA. M. O. CЄ.
MAKPЄINOC CЄB. See comment at no. 722B below.
722B. Æ 21 (as) Same as no. 722A, but eagle below
S.C and no Δ or Є. Elsen 96, 14 June 2008, 503 (7.98
g); MC (6.68 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare) Like no. 722A, this is a
transitional issue struck on the heavier weight standard of
Caracalla rather than the reduced standard used for most
of Macrinus’s bronze coins.19 It has the reverse type seen
on Caracalla’s Group 2 bronze coins, which is otherwise
unknown for Macrinus. Both examples are struck from
the same obverse die as no. 722A, and these three coins
allow the full obverse legend to be reconstructed.
725A. Æ 17 (as) Same as no. 725, but letters on rev. are
retrograde. CNG Electronic Auction 181, 6 Feb. 2008,
236 (4.70 g; 6h). (Ex. Rare)
734A. Æ 19 (as) eBay Item No. 300277760996 (Ex.
Rare). A photograph is added of this variety, which was
listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
750A. Æ 19 (as) Same as no. 749, but CS instead of SC,
and Δ below, Є above. eBay Item No. 320225555321
(4.5 g). (Ex. Rare)
751. Æ 19 (as) (c) Wreath fastened at top with
diamond. Educational Coin Company, eBay Item No.
320441287054. (Ex. Rare)
781. Æ 19 (as) (b) Same as no. 781, but obv. legend AV.
K. M. AV. CЄ. ANTΩNINOC, and wreath fastened at top
with diamond. Effler Coll. = Sphinx, VCoins March 2008
(3.31 g) (illustrated); MC (3.63 g; 12h). (Ex. Rare)
782A. Æ 19 (as) Same as no. 782(b), but retrograde Δ Є
below S.C (dot at bottom), on either side of eagle. David
Connors Ancient Coins & Artifacts, VCoins, June 2008;
Triton XIII, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/A095 (6.18 g; 12h). (Ex.
Rare) Both examples are struck from the same reverse
die.
19
The mean weight of the three known examples of the transitional issue (722A and 722B) is 7.04 g. Caracalla’s asses average 7.2
g in weight and Macrinus’s asses (except for the transitional issue) average 4.3 g. (See Table 4 at p. 19.)
Supplement to the Catalogue
788A. Æ 19 (as) Same as no. 788(b), but retrograde Δ
Є below S.C (dot at bottom), on either side of eagle.
Elysium Ancients, eBay Item No. 220580137562, April
2010. (Ex. Rare) Not from the same reverse die as no.
782A, although the type is the same.
797A. Æ 17 (as) Same as no. 797, but Δ below, Є above
(instead of K above, A below). CNG Electronic Auction
181, 6 Feb. 2008, 237 (3.58 g; 1h). (Ex. Rare)
801A. Æ 16 (semis) Same as no. 799; wreath of ten
elements fastened at top with garland. MC (3.28 g; 4h).
(Ex. Rare) This coin resembles no. 799/2 in style, but it
is clearly a smaller denomination: the types are markedly
smaller, as is its diameter, and its weight is about half the
average (5.9 g) of the larger denomination. Like the other
Group 5 coins, it was probably struck at Laodicea rather
than Antioch.
802. Æ 32 (8 assaria) (c) No symbol in rev. field. Triton
XIII, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/A102 (15.63 g; 12 h). (Ex. Rare)
814. Æ 26 (4 assaria) S.P.Q.R., eBay Item No.
250343159673, Dec. 2008 (Ex. Rare). A photograph is
added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
832. Æ 32 (8 assaria) CNG Electronic Auction 209, 22
April 2009, 274 (15.24 g; 11 h). (Scarce) A photograph
is added of this example, which has a particularly
well-preserved reverse showing the Tyche of Antioch
seated with a second Tyche standing to the left and the
emperor to the right crowning the seated Tyche. See the
enlargement of the reverse.
856A. Æ 16 (as) Same as no. 856, but obv. legend
[IMP.] SEV. ALEXAND. AVG., and laur. bust of Severus
Alexander r., dr. (and cuir.?). Malter Galleries 90, 21
Sept. 2008, 1105. (Ex. Rare) This coin appears to be
overstruck on an S.C bronze; the letters SC (upside-
down) are visible above Δ Є.
859A. The catalogue omits “CЄB.” at the end of the obv.
legend. The correct obv. legend is AVTOK. K. M. AT.
ΓOPΔINOC ЄVCЄB. CЄB.
890. Billon tetradrachm Holyland Numismatics,
VCoins, Jan. 2010. (Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
897. Billon tetradrachm VAuctions 244, 1 April 2010, 43
(14.04 g). (Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
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782A-2
710-2 814

788A
722B-1

832-3

722B-2 797A

856A

725A
801A

890

734A

802(c) 897
750A

751(c)

781(b)-1

Reverse of no. 832-3. (Enlarged)

782A-1
28 Supplement No. 1
924. Billon tetradrachm Den of Antiquity, VCoins, July
2008. (Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of this variety,
which was listed but not illustrated in the catalogue.
Same obverse die as nos. 949 and 950.
976. Æ 18 (as) Elsen 99, 28 March 2009, 1563 (5.62 g).
(V. Rare) The revised mean weight for Philip’s First Issue
asses is 4.4 g, based on the weights of this coin, the two
listed in the catalogue (3.3 g and 4.14 g), and another
example in the author’s collection (4.53 g). This is the
same weight observed for the asses of Elagabalus and
Severus Alexander (see Table 4 in Chapter I).
997A. Æ 29 (8 assaria) Same as 997, but bust of Tyche
l., ram l., and rev. legends retrograde (die reversed). MC
(17.15 g; 11h). (Ex. Rare)
1004. Æ 18 (as) Elsen 99, 28 March 2009, 1562 (5.19 g)20.
(Ex. Rare) A photograph of a better example is added. The
coin is from the same obverse die as the example shown
in the catalogue. The revised mean weight for Philip’s
Second Issue asses is 4.1 g, based on the weights of this
coin, the two new examples of Philip II listed under no.
1085 below, and the three coins listed in the catalogue
under nos. 1004, 1005, and 1085. This suggests that the
weight of the Second Issue asses was reduced from c. 4.4
g for the First Issue asses (see comments under no. 976
above), in line with the reduction in weight of the larger
denominations.
1041. Billon tetradrachm (b) Cuirass without Gorgon’s
head. Den of Antiquity, VCoins, April 2008 (10.15 g).
(Ex. Rare) Same obverse die as no. 1040(b).
1085. Æ 20 (as) Elsen 99, 28 March 2009, 1564 (3.72
g)21. (V. Rare) A photograph of a better example is added.
A second example appeared in the same Elsen sale (lot
1565, 4.07 g).
1105. Billon tetradrachm (e) Five dots. Helios
Numismatik. (Ex. Rare) A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
1109. Billon tetradrachm (a) Only right pteryx visible.
VAuctions 221, 5 Feb. 2009 (12.22 g). (V. Rare) A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue. Same obverse die as no.
1108/2.
20
This coin was purchased by the author from Elsen but lost in the mail. If a reader encounters it, please contact the author.
21
This coin was purchased by the author from Elsen but lost in the mail. If a reader encounters it, please contact the author.
Supplement to the Catalogue
1113. Billon tetradrachm (e) Five dots. CNG Electronic
Auction 135, 15 March 2006, 68 (12.12 g). A photograph
is added of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated
in the catalogue.
1118A. Billon tetradrachm Same as no. 1113, but laur.,
cuir. bust seen from front. Triton XIII, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/
A121 (12.36 g; 7h). (Ex. Rare)
1125. Billon tetradrachm (e) S (reversed) CNG
Electronic Auction 165, 30 May 2007, 176 (13.67 g). A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
1126. Billon tetradrachm (f) S CNG Electronic Auction
141, 7 June 2006, 153 (12.73 g). A photograph is added
of this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue.
1160. Billon tetradrachm (f) No dots or letter. Holyland
Numismatics, Feb. 2008. A photograph is added of
this variety, which was listed but not illustrated in the
catalogue. Coins without a dot or letter are often merely
the result of the area where they appear (below the bust)
being off the flan or obscured. However, this exceptionally
well-preserved example confirms the existence of this
variety.
1175A. Billon tetradrachm Same as no. 1174, but laur.
cuir. bust left seen from front, two dots under bust, B
between eagle’s legs. Zeugma Tetradrachm Hoards 185-
186. (11.805 g and 10.730 g). (Ex. Rare)
1177. Billon tetradrachm (e) S under bust; S between
eagle’s legs. Den of Antiquity, VCoins, July 2008. A
photograph is added of this variety, which was listed but
not illustrated in the catalogue.
1181A. Æ 30 (8 assaria) Same as 1181, but ram running
l. instead of r. Triton XIII, 4 Jan. 2010, 1396/A128 (18.41
g; 6h). (Ex. Rare)
1193A. Æ 32 (8 assaria) Same as 1193, but no pteryx at
shoulder (dr. bust). VAuctions, 30 April 2009, 84 (15.96
g). (Ex. Rare)
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924 1126(f)

1105(e)

976-2
1160(f)

1109(a)

1175A
997A

1113(e)

1177(e)
1004-2

1118A

1181A
1041(b)

1125(f)

1085-2 1193A
30 Supplement No. 1 Supplement to Appendix I: Countermarks

Supplement to Appendix I: Countermarks

Countermarks Found on SC Bronze Coinage

Howgego, GIC
Description of Coins Description of Countermark Reference
No.

371 Claudius Anchor22 Wildwinds23

373 Also Galba Anchor between A | N See no. 312.

472 Also Domitian Thunderbolt (Leg. XII Fulminata) See no. 406.

501.1 Claudius Head of eagle r. See no. 250.

--- M. Aurelius or L. Verus CA in rectangular incuse Butcher 441

--- Tiberius HK in rectangular incuse Butcher 86a

Monogram in a rectangular incuse

consisting of a large P with I at
--- Tiberius See no. 217.
the upper left leg and Π at the
upper right leg

--- Tiberius B in rectangular incuse See no. 218.

Countermarks Found on Flavian Orichalcum Dupondii

Howgego, GIC
Description of Coins Description of Countermark Reference
No.

Thunderbolt (Leg. XII The Roman

472 Vespasian Numismatic
Fulminata) Gallery24

729 Vespasian XF (Leg. X Fretensis) See no. 369.

22
Struck over another countermark, P.R. (GIC 599). The anchor is definitely GIC 371, listed in Howgego as appearing on a single
Thracian coin, and not GIC 373, which appears on Commagene and Antiochene coins.
23
www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius/RPC_4277.1
24
http://romancoins.info/CMK-legionary-East.htm
Supplement to Appendix I: Countermarks Supplement No. 1 31

Countermarks Found on Trajanic S.C Coins of Orichalcum

Howgego, GIC
Description of Coins Description of Countermark Reference
No.

20 Trajan (S.C orich. as) Sarapis, head r., wearing modius See no. 507.

Countermarks Found on Coins of Antioch with Greek Reverse Legends

Howgego, GIC
Description of Coins Description of Countermark Reference
No.

373 Otho (Mucianus) Anchor between A | N See no. 317.

The Roman
521 Tiberius (Flaccus) ΓA|B (Gaius Yr. 2) Numismatic
Gallery25

597 Otho (Mucianus) LVS See no. 319.

25
http://romancoins.info/CMK-Caligula.html