Strange coin ID help pls

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  1. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    This looks super weird, I don't even know if it's Roman.

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    Obv: AVKAI --- HO---. Bare head right
    Rev: altar?
    Weight: 2.7g
    Diam: 17mm

    There's not enough obverse legend for me to even hazard a guess. Hopefully the strange face helps narrow thing down.

    THANK YOU
     
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  3. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Definitely Commodus, can't make out the reverse, though... some sort of cippus or column?
     
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  4. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Wow, thanks! I never expected commodus. Funky
     
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  6. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Are you familiar with Roman provincials? Your coin is a provincial: local coinage minted during Imperial times intended mainly for use within a small area, but usually with the emperor's portrait on the obverse.
     
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