I received the coin of Macrinus which I posted yesterday, with reverse of the bull and the Murex shell. It weighs 9,1 g. I'm prepared to acquire another coin tomorrow. I think it belongs to Emperor Caracalla whereby I can read Antoninos. The reverse shows a table and something like prize urns on it. It reads Heraclion and Actia. Usually coins of Heraclea belong to the late Roman bronzes, long after Caracalla. Glad to read your comments, if you like. Here it is..
Caracalla, Tyre, Phoenicia https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2845165 Interesting coin, especially the reverse.
[edited] Yes, a coin of Tyre in Phoenicia, celebrating games called the Actia Heraclia which were held there. I agree, an interesting find! https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=102703 https://flickr.com/photos/41523983@N08/48930397866
These coins of the games suffer from crossover interest from fans of the history of sports and from a few people interested in the history of furniture. I am not aware of any table of this sort that has survived all these centuries but the coins show the design. Mine is Septimius Severus and the Pythian games as shown on this AE30 from Perinthus. Years ago I knew a sports on coins fan(atic) who could explain the meaning of the various items on these reverses. I have lost many details from such conversations; this is one.
Great comments. I was also aware of the furniture design on reverse of the OP coin. In fact, I named my thread " Ancient Table". Later, you made me notice the sports event which proved to have a name, along with periodical world games that had taken place in Tyre _ Phoenicia. Besides, prizes of different categories were distributed among the winners. These could be metallic crowns, cups or medals or others. I don't know. I wish I could get one of these ancient prizes some day. Anyway, the coin is now in my hand. It weighs 12.1 g.
