Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas as well as a Happy New Year! It's a fantastic universe we live in although sometimes not so much appreciated. I ran across some ancients and just HAD to have them (y'all know how this goes!); I'm sending a couple of pics of one that is a bit hard for me to identify (lack of experience although I'm learning more every day). It looks Roman, but has some Greek lettering, i.e. Omega and another character I don't recognize. The winged victory (Nike) is similar to the Roman version, and may be holding a wreath as well, although I wouldn't say for sure. I would suspect that it is somewhere in the 1st century B.C., but I just don't know. Any help would be appreciated. Best wishes for the New Year to all!
Yes, it's a Greek Imperial coin, aka Roman Provincial . It's from Caracalla and the reverse is Nike; struck in Byzantion. Here's an example from ACsearch, https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6387674. It's a die match for both obverse and reverse. RÖMISCHE PROVINZIALPRÄGUNGEN THRAKIEN. BYZANTION. Caracalla, 211 - 217 n. Chr. AE (7,59g). Vs.: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ - ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΣ, drapierte Panzerbüste mit Lorbeerkranz n. r. Rs.: ΒΥΖΑΝ-ΤΙΩΝ, Nike mit Kranz n. l. gewendet stehend. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1574; Varbanov II, 1778. Schwarze Patina, charakteristisches Portrait des Caracalla, vz Aus süddeutschem Privatbesitz, Slg. E. L.; ex Gorny & Mosch, Auktion 118, 15. Oktober 2002, Nr. 1639.
TIF- Many thanks friend! I was surprised to see this info so shortly after I posted it; as you can imagine this was a nice surprise, and a welcome one at that. It is especially nice as the dies match, as you stated in your post. Thanks again, TIF!
