Ancient Greek/Seleucid? [solved]

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ARiley
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Posted: 16 Jan 2026, 22:01 #
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Another mystery thanks! 
9.25gm

25mm

 

ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 17 Jan 2026, 08:25 #
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 This has a similar [club] design on reverse, with different lettering 

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/2057 

but is a start … 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Posted: 17 Jan 2026, 08:43 #
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 From that, I then found this 

https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2649577&AucID=6754&Lot=158&Val=1137312016f5f6167a1af1488ca48f4d 

 

 

Phoenicia. Tyre AD 98-117. Time of Trajan, 98-117 AD, year 224 (AD 98-99)
Bronze Æ

26 mm, 10,71 g

Obverse: Laureate head of Melqart-Hercules right, with lion skin tied around neck 

Reverse: Club upright, with civic monogram at handle; ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕⲰΣ in two lines, 

ΔΚΣ (date) and Phoenician legend below; all within oak wreath.

Catalogues: RPC III 3879; Rouvier 2233 

 

 Also - https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2662386&AucID=6802&Lot=28&Val=a4f671c3ca1324dce1ca6b675d2f2a59 

 

 

 Both coins have lettering still not the same, but closer. 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Status changed to Solved (ARiley, 17 Jan 2026, 10:41)
ARiley
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Posted: 17 Jan 2026, 10:42 #
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Thank you for the pointers, I was searching in an earlier period. Agree 100% Roman provincial Tyre. Not an exact match but this is the closest i can find: 

N#524677

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