Sames II of Commagene Samosata Kovacs 2016 219, Bronze, struck at Samsosata, 130–100 BC. Obverse: head of sames wearing kyrbasia (persian leather headdress) tied with diadem, branch behind. Reverse: thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) between crossed cornucopiae thyrse entre cornes d'abondance. Weight about g.
| mint | Samsosata | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Sames II of Commagene | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Sames wearing kyrbasia (Persian leather headdress) tied with diadem, branch behind
reverse
Thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) between crossed cornucopiae Thyrse entre cornes d'abondance
Cite this coin
Sames II of Commagene Samosata Kovacs 2016 219 (sames_commagene_kovacs_2016_219), 130–100 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sames-ii-of-commagene-samosata-kovacs-2016-219/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA