I have this coin that i have been unable to 'attribute'. Despite many 'false starts' I have to admit that I have got nowhere. Has anyone seen a coin like this? Can anyone point me in the right direction, please? Could it be 'billon', because there appears to be a 'gold' fleck through it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank-you.
I am only guessing, but as soon as I seen the shape of his head and jaw line I thought of my Maximinus Thrace Anchialus city gate coin, even the letters are a similar shapes, your reverse looks harder but if you did a Maximinus provincial search in CNG archives you might see something similar.
Here is a similar but not an exact match. MACEDON. Amphipolis. Maximinus I (235-238). Ae. Obv: AV K Γ IOV OVH MAΞIMINOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AMΦIΠOΛЄITΩN. Tyche seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. SNG Copenhagen 119 var. (obv. legend); SNG ANS -; Varbanov -; BMC -. Rare Condition: Near extremely fine. Weight: 8.29 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
Yes I just seen a similar one but not as good in CNG archives, I definitely think we are on the right track.
Thank-you, everyone, (esp. Gil-galad ) I didn't come across SNG Cop. 119 in my travels until you pointed me to it. Thanks, again.
Btw OP, billon is a mixture of silver and copper. Electrum is the mixture with gold in it. Any "gold specks" you might see would be from overcleaned copper or brass.
