What is this reverse? Four feathers?

I have no idea what this reverse is.

It sort of looks like three feathers. The text is reasonably clear but I'm not confident even in the orientation of the reverse. Which side is up?

AE16
Obv: laureate head right of young boy, cuirassed. ---ANT---(?)
Rev: four feathers(?) ---FOC(gamma)CIIO--(??)
Diam: 16mm

I'm not even confident if the letters are fully Latin or Greek.

 

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I'm about 90% sure now that this is an Elagabalus, provincial issue of Marcianopolis.

I still can't figure out the reverse.

 

I'm thinking Elagabalus as well. Not sure about reverse. Could it be something like:

 

That's the only reverse I think could really match. I'll keep rotating it and see if I can figure out the right way up!

 

Rotate the reverse 90 degrees clockwise -> cista mystica.

Something like this, but the other way round:



(from https://www.sixbid.com/en/london-an...=large&auctionSessions=&sidebarIsSticky=false)


It looks like the reverse could be cleaned - try soaking in water and poking (carefully) with sharp things.

ATB,
Aidan.

 

THAT MUST BE IT!

You're amazing, thank you so much! I'll try to see if I can clean up the reverse a bit. It's a decent looking coin on the face, and that reverse is quite lovely too. Here's hoping for the best.