This coin has been driving me nuts for several months now. It certainly appears to be a Greek Imperial/Roman Provincial bronze and enough of the legend is present to make one think it would be easy to identify. 3.1 gm, 17 mm. Does anyone recognize it?
It's an Alexandrian tet, during the Roman era. But I can't read Greek so it's all Greek to me (no pun intended). I'm sure someone here will tell you the Emperor's name shortly. PS: It is a pretty coin. Congrats.
OVLP..... inscription on reverse could be Pautalia, Thrace. Possibly Caracalla. Did not see similar on WW.
The obverse legend is clear enough to read for Caracalla (or Elagabalus but I like Caracalla from the portrait). OVLP at reverse left will mean Ulpian or a town founded by Trajan of which Pautalia is one. I have not seen the coin. The style seems a little less refined than I see online for this period but I am not a student of these.
The coin's inscriptions are compatible with Caracalla from Pautalia. It would be a 1-1/2 assarion piece. However, the only coin of this denomination in Ruzicka of Caracalla with a bust on the reverse has a bust of Serapis wearing a kalathos (# 718), whereas the deity on the reverse of this one is bare-headed. So I'm not sure.
Neat coin. The more I look at ancients the more I realize reading ancient Latin and Greek on worn coins is an acquired skill not easily learned in books. Still takes my eyes a few minutes to find familiar combinations.
