Here is what (I think) I have: Phillip II from Heiropolis OBV: AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: ...IЄPAΠ OΛPΙAC ΙЄPOΠ/AOTΩN, Atargatis, holding sceptre, sitting facing on back of lion walking right. (…....) cannot read. Also cannot tell if legends are encircled. My coin 29mm 17.65g This is as near as I can come to it, (from Wildwinds), but REV legends are not the same. RY78044. Bronze AE 29, SNG München 485; SNG Cop 64; SNG Righetti 1883 corr. (Philip I); Lindgren-Kovacs 1926; BMC Galatia p. 145, 57, F, well centered, nice style, Cyrrhestica, Hierapolis-Bambyce (Membij, Syria) mint, weight 15.624g, maximum diameter 28.5mm, die axis 0o, Jul/Aug 247 - late 249 A.D.; obverse AYTO K K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II right, from behind; reverse ΘEAC C-YPIAC IEPOΠOΛ/ΛITΩN (ending in exergue), Atergatis riding lion right, wearing tall headdress, chiton and peplos, scepter in right hand, left hand in lap; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren From Wildwinds: Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanking you in advance.
I can't see much of anything of your coin's reverse legend due to the tiny images and wear. Bigger images might help! That said, I'm not seeing any difference in the reverse legend from that of other Hieropolis Philip II /lion reverses in ACsearch.
So these legends are the same: IЄPAΠ OΛPΙAC ΙЄPOΠ/AOTΩN or ΘEAC C-YPIAC IEPOΠOΛ/ΛITΩN? Or did I interpret some letters, symbols wrong? Or are they written wrong, ie OΛPΙAC vs C-YPIAC? TIF, Thank you for all the help on this! I ran this through a translator but no luck. Probably due to abbreviations.
Dear Texturn! I have worked on your coin with an image processing program. And the result was that your coin has the same rev. legend as the coin of Wildwinds. Best regards
