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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2978898, member: 75937&quot;]This one has been bugging me for a long time because I haven&#039;t been able to attribute it. All I need is to know what city minted it and I&#039;m confident I could find a reference for it from there. Uggh! If only the reverse inscription weren&#039;t largely off the flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s diassarion-sized (small) and probably portrays Elagabalus (though Caracalla can&#039;t be ruled out) and probably portrays Hermes holding a purse, naked but with a chlamys over his shoulder.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse inscription appears to read OV[...]ЄΩN[...] or possibly OV[...]CΩN[...]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732530[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus or Caracalla</p><p>Roman provincial&nbsp; Æ (diassarion?); 2.41 g, 14.5 mm, 1 h</p><p>Obv: [...] ANTΩNIN, laureate and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: OV[...]ЄΩN[...] or possibly OV[...]CΩN[...] (maybe OVCIЄΩN?), Hermes, nude but for chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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