Emperor and Empress

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by 7Calbrey, Oct 8, 2014.

  1. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Hi. I guess this coin represents Emperor Elagabalus with his wife or one of his female relatives on reverse. I think it is worth posting this coin despite its AG condition. I appreciate your comments. Charles E S O.jpg E S R.jpg
     
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  3. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    That's Tyche on the reverse, but I can't make out enough of the legend to say where the coin is from. Laodicea maybe?
     
  4. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Thanks JA.. Then it is an ancient Greek coin ?
    Charles
     
  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    No, Roman Provincial. The inscriptions were in Greek, but they substituted various Roman letters for Greek letters, depending on the province. Σ was sometimes written as C, Λ as L, Δ as D, Π as P, etc. But some provincials used Greek letters exclusively. I'd like to tell you more about your coin, but I just can't see the lettering. The portrait looks like Elagabalus, but it could also be Caracalla or even Geta.
     
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