Has anyone seen a Type like this before?

I got this in a lot and I've been trying for a bit now to identify it. It looks Greek, based on the observe, but in using acsearch I couldn't determine what type of animal this was. Frog, turtle, crab? Haha, I could use some help with a starting point on this guy if anyone is familiar. Thanks!

17mm

 

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Obverse Tyche with turrets it appears. I see a cauldron on a stand on the reverse myself.

 

The reverse seems to portray a crab.

 

Reverse is some sort of container on legs, with wheat sticking out of the top. I know I've seen this type before, but I can't recall what it's called.

 

Thanks @Finn235 - I looked up Modius, grain, wheat and stuff with Tyche and couldn't find a match. That looks right though, 3 grains of wheat coming out of the top of a container on legs. What threw me off is the obs. Lettering. Not normal with Greek coins, maybe roman provincial?

 

I think I can read ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ on the Tyche side. Perhaps this will give you a clue for hunting.
Something "similar" to this, but different legends:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3582501

 

Thanks @PeteB. I think I found it, maybe just a different mint. I appreciate everyone who helped me!

 

Ok, they call it an alter. I saw a pot.

 

Haha you were better than me. I saw a Turtle!

 

It is an Antioch coin, but I’m not sure it’s the same date as the Savoca coin. I bought a similar years ago, described as a Vespasian provincial, like this one:



I think there may be several dates here.