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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 913

Jotapian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.75 g, 7h). Nicopolis in Seleucia mint.


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 913.
 Estimated: $ 7 500

Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Jotapian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.75 g, 7h). Nicopolis in Seleucia mint. IM C M F R IOTAPIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VIC TO RIA AVG, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC IV 2b var (obv. legend); Bland – (dies – /viii [unlisted obv. die]); RSC 2 var (same); Triton XXIII, lot 824 (same obv. die). Toned. Good VF. Very rare.

Jotapian led a short-lived revolt in Syria at the end of the reign of Philip I. Little is known of Jotapian’s background. It was said that he boasted of a relationship to Severus Alexander, and his unusual name, although otherwise unknown for a man, is attested in its feminine form "Jotape" in the royal houses of Commagene and Emesa. The extreme rarity of his coins indicates that the revolt was brief, and the crude style proves that the revolt was geographically confined, for Jotapian plainly did not control a major Roman mint. His head was brought to Rome and shown to Phillip’s successor, Trajan Decius "as was customary, although Decius had not asked for it" (Aur. Vict., Caes. 29.4). In his corpus of Jotapian's coins, Bland cites 18 antoniniani in total.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Three – Roman Republican and Imperatorial Coinage through Early Medieval and Islamic Coinage will be held Thursday morning, 12 May 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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