Not much inscription on this item and not sure of the orientation of the obverse...
D. -31mm
W.- 29.5 grams
Metal- Copper
Obverse: unsure of depiction of devices.
Reverse: figure seated left on thrown right arm raised.
Thought I would provide another obverse image in the correct orientation.
It appears to me to resemble the large Ptolemaic Egyptian coppers that exhibit a truncated conical form. But, no head of Zeus on the obverse and no eagle(s) on the reverse...?
Many thanks for your response Dato Mikeladze. I think you may be correct in that the coin is similar in physical form to the Ptolemaic pieces. Are nearby Asia Minor states copying the Egyptian form to give them some semblance of legitimacy and therefore greater likelihood of acceptance?
Is It possible that the subject coin may still be from Egypt but of a type with which I am not familiar? Of course my conjectures may not hold water...
The coin is from Roman Egypt. The reverse is of Kybele (Cybele). It is listed in two places in Milne's Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins: three variations with Antoninus Pius (#2330-2332) and one with Faustina Jr. (#2501). The Faustina Jr. coin is also listed by Sear in Greek Imperial Coins #1807.
I think numisquare has got it right. The obverse of the subject coin had been ravaged by time to such an extent that I could not at first convince myself that numisquare was correct.
However, a tiny bit of the inscription ending in INA ( above and to the left of the bust ) along with a large blob (Faustina II's bun) behind the remnants of the bust provided much of the evidence I needed. A lot of squinting and a bit of imagination also helped to convince me that there actually was a bust on the obverse. Added to this, the remnant of an L ( the horizontal stroke to the left of the top of the throne ) and a K (lot of squinting) above and to the right of Kybele's left arm on the reverse gave me enough confidence to call this one in numisquare's favor.
Thanks again to Dato Mikeladze and numisquare for their help. This case is closed.
Status changed to Solved(LHNUMIS, 5 Oct 2019, 22:52)
Thanks numisquare. Yes, that really is a decent example that appears very close to the reverse of the subject coin. But, the inscription on the obverse does not match and he doesn't have a big bun behind his head. The Faustina II example and the Antoninvs Pivs both had reigns into their 20th year (L-K). I prefer the Faustina...your take?