Unknown ancient Greek Imperial? [solved]

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Below find digital images of an unknown ancient coin. A guess...Greek imperial. The coin has the following characteristics:

Obverse: Portrait of Roman emperor Augustus? No apparent inscriptions.

Reverse: An inscription that reads-LICIN / ITER?...other devices unclear. All ideas welcome.

Long diameter- 21mm
Short diameter- 19mm
weight-



see: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5631069

It is in Roman Provincial Coins vol. I #1181.
Truly a great gift for attribution...thank you numisquare! I was unable to see the O of LICINO...first because it is much smaller than the previous font...second because I thought it to be part of the balance of the devices and not part of the reverse inscription.

Pegasos above the rocks eluded me completely. With the inscription as the top of the coin, I thought the devices resembled a porpoise jumping on the back of a monkey...stupid I know but it was best I could conjure up by viewing it from the wrong perspective. The balance of the inscription (OCTAVIO II VIR) does not appear on the subject coin.

The obverse of the subject coin after some squinting does contain 'CAE' but is missing 'CLAVDIVS'. It amazes me that your were able to nail it with so little to go on. Perhaps you may have seen the coin previously?...Thanks again! Case closed.

LHNUMIS
Status changed to Solved (LHNUMIS, 7 Sep 2019, 21:33)

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