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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2393937, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm, that&#039;s challenging.&nbsp; Can you tell us the size and weight?</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a Roman provincial.&nbsp; I think I see &quot;...ΠΑΛ...&quot; on the obverse.&nbsp; If so, it could be Julia Paula.&nbsp; The coin&#039;s condition makes it a bit difficult to even determine the obverse figure&#039;s gender but I think the drapery looks more like a female than male.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse <i>might be</i> Salus or Hygieia with snake and patera.&nbsp; The reverse legend will spell the name of the issuing location.&nbsp; There is no single source for researching Provincials-- you have to dig around in a variety of books, catalogs, and databases.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_paula/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_paula/t.html" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds</a> shows a Julia Paula/Hygieia from Philippopolis.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if the legend on your could fit.&nbsp; For that Philippopolis coin, the legends should be:</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:</p><p>IOVΛ&nbsp; KOPN ΠAVΛA CEB</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:</p><p>ΜΗΤPOΠOEΩC ΦIΛIΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩΨ ΝΕΩΚΟPΟV</p><p><br /></p><p>Spacing and word breaks can vary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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