This belongs to a friend of a friend - they had no idea what it was and honestly I don't have much of a clue either - it looks Roman to me at a glance but even with the coin in hand, I can't make out any of the letters. It's around 26mm across. Hopefully the design on one or either side can help narrow it down.
Here are 18 examples which appear to be the same or VERY similar: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=1
Coin of Neapolis (Today Nablus, in the Palestinian West Bank), minted under Philip the Arab (244-249). The photo of the obverse is too blurred for reading the legend. The portrait is a radiate head of Philip the Arab. Rev.: COL(onia) NEAPO(lis). The statue of Marsyas symbolizes the jus Italicum granted to the new Roman colony. That's because since Republican times new Roman citizens were made on the Forum near the statue of Marsyas. Above the eagle is a view of Mount Gerizim and his temple. It was the temple of the Samaritans, an alternative form of judaism. The temple has been razed since, replaced by a church in Byzantine times, which has been destroyed too. Today the Samaritans still celebrate their rites on Mount Gerizim. Samaritan ceremony on Mount Gerizim, overlooking Nablus.
Nice, thank you both - it was really tough without being able to read the legend. Is this supposed to be a hammered coin? The one I have is 2mm thick on one side and 3mm thick on the other side.
