ID Help - four lines of Greek text on reverse on AE18

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  1. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    from @tenbobbit ...

    This AE18 coin has what appears to be four lines of Greek text on the reverse.
    I think the second line is ΠΟΛΙ, which is great but probably is only part of "polis," which doesn't really narrow things down too much in terms of city.
    I'm not confident with the rest of the letters, but the last letter of the third line might be Γ.

    Obverse has a rather young-looking portrait bust surrounded by unreadable Greek text.

    This level of text on the reverse of a coin reminds me of Class A Anonymous Byzantine follis coins, but the portrait is decidedly not-byzantine.
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Something from the Levant... probably a wreath around that legend. The first two lines might be "NEO/ΠΟΛΙ/...". Neapolis issued some bronzes of that general type (bust right / multi-line legend within wreath) but I can't make out all of the reverse ethnic. The obverse looks like a young emperor/caesar. Perhaps Gordian III or Philip II? A brief look at ACsearch didn't turn up a likely match but I haven't put much time in it. Maybe someone else will, or maybe tomorrow I'll take another look.
     
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  4. dougsmit

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    The last two lines read Proc Ict so it is Nikopolis ad Istrum.
     
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  5. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Looking for young emperors with skinny necks, how does Diadumenian sound?
     
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  6. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure about this, but maybe?
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  7. tenbobbit

    tenbobbit Well-Known Member

    Good call, Young Diadumenian from Nikopolis.
     
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  8. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

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  9. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Ah, here we go.

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    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5629345
    Savoca
    Auction Lot Date Start Hammer
    15th Blue Auction 910 (« | ») 19.01.2019 10 EUR 25 EUR
    Description
    Roman Provincial
    Moesia Inferior. Nikopolis ad Istrum. Diadumenianus AD 218-218.
    Bronze Æ
    17 mm., 4,78 g.
    nearly very fine
     
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  10. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Thank you all!!
     
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  11. tenbobbit

    tenbobbit Well-Known Member

    I will cheat a little, there is another with a bunch of grapes that belongs to him ;)

    Glad to see you enjoying the coins & having fun too :D
     
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