Name that Person

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by 7Calbrey, Feb 18, 2019.

  1. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    The obverse looks familiar to me, and the coin is yellowish. I abstain to post the reverse for the moment because it's still unclear. Please try to guess the name on the obverse, otherwise I can't sleep tonight. The coin weighs 8.52 g. Name O 001.jpg
     
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  3. David@PCC

    David@PCC allcoinage.com

    Alexander I or II
     
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  4. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Thanks Dave. Would that be Macedonian, Seleucid or what ?
     
  5. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Most probably I am wrong, but it looks like Augustus (needless to say, I just love Augustus coins and I see Augustus everywhere :) minted in Seleucis ad Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, 3 - 2 BC, RPC I 4258 or RPC I 4251 like this one: 20 x 21 mm, 8.16 g;

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  6. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Thanks for guessing @cmezner . I'll try to search in this direction.
     
  7. PeteB

    PeteB Well-Known Member

    Why do you not post the reverse? It is key to identifying this coin. My wild guess is that it is a modern tourist fake of a shekel of Tyre. The reverse would indicate that.
     
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  8. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    looks like the portrait of Apollo used on coins of Phillip of Macedon..to me anyway..
     
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  9. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    The reverse is very worn. There are 3 lines within a wreath of leaves. The legend is Greek. One line reads MH.. The second line reads Pi O N or M..
    Philip II was father of Alexander the Great . Philip I is older. The coin could date back to the fifth century BC. Thanks anyway. I'm satisfied.
     
  10. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Finally, and merely by coincidence, I found the result.
    The bust on obverse represents Melkart, the Tyrian god of war. The coin is a civic issue from Tyre -Phoenicia. Denomination is dichalkous. Reverse reads in Greek on 2 lines : Metro Polis. A third line might read Tyros. Babelon 2153.
     
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  11. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    I agree.
     
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