I was asked to supply an ID & reference for this 19 mm, 8.57 g piece. There is plenty of legend on it as Greek coins go - a little sparse for a Provincial - however, so far I've been unable to match what I believe I can read on it to any ethnics I have seen or am aware of. I'm not sure if it's strictly speaking a "Greek" piece, as opposed to a semi-autonomous issue under Rome during Republican or early Imperial rule. Anyone recognize this bad boy? I would greatly appreciate any insights - and what the heck is that structure containing the globe at the feet of Tyche (I assume it's a city goddess - perhaps not).
I forgot that I had a view from when I tried rotating it and punching-up the contrast in a hue with more gray in it (surprisingly, clearer than it was B&W in this case) which brings the lettering into a more appropriate axis for reading the legend. M•TVKIO[...] ?
It's a vase. MYSIA, Lampsacus "Female head right, wearing grain wreath / Female figure standing left, holding cornucopia and extending hand over urn to left." I found it by going to my http://isegrim.mybluemix.net/ site and searching for AE coins between 5-10g, 17-22mm, obverse "HEAD WOMAN R", reverse "*MAN STANDING*", then scrolling through the 127 matches looking for cornucopia. Then I scrolled through acsearch.info looking for portraits that resembled yours.
Thanks Ed! - you're the man! A vase you say, eh? - interesting, I've never seen anything quite like it.
"Republican Provincials" attributable to J. Caesar seem to be about as common as chicken lips - this will make the person for whom I'm cataloging very happy.
