The obverse of this bronze coin has probably Emperor Augustus on obverse. The reverse shows a bearded man who is not strange to me. But what do I remember ? Please give me a hand if you can .
I don't know if that's Augustus by the portrait. Looks like Marcus Aurelius, perhaps? Can you read anything on the inscription?
Agree. Those curly locks look like they belong to a young Marcus Aurelius. The reverse looks somewhat Egyptian.
Could be Serapis on the reverse wearing a kalathos. edit: It does not seem to be a coin of Alexandria, perhaps somewhere in the Levant or Asia Minor, where Serapis is seen on coins occasionally. 2nd Edit: I've been poking around and it looks like an Aurelius issue of Samaria, Caesarea Maritima, sans beard
Very cool! They're fun little coins. I've got 2 similar, but your MA looks much younger. Marcus Aurelius, Ruled 161-180 AD AE24, Samaria, Caesarea Maritima Obverse: IMP CΛES M ΛVR ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, Reverse: COL PRIMΛE AVG CΛESΛREΛE, draped bust of Serapis wearing ornate kalathos right. References: RPC IV 6318, BMC 83-91, Kadman 40 Size: 24mm, 11.4g Marcus Aurelius, Ruled 161-180 AD AE22, Samaria, Caesarea Maritima Obverse: IMP CΛES M ΛVR ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, Reverse: COL PRIMΛE AVG CΛESΛREΛE, draped bust of Serapis wearing ornate kalathos right. References: RPC IV 6318, BMC 83-91, Kadman 40 Size: 22.5mm, 7.3g
The coin is of Caesarea, but not of Marcus Aurelius - it is Hadrian: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3959