Hey everyone I was recently given my dads old coin collection due to his passing recently. He had this one that he never got around to and I’m curious as to who is on the coin. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hi Eric, It's hard to tell which emperor but the coin is from Nicaea. See the link below for a ton of coins from that city. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bithynia/nicaea/t.html It is likely... because they are really common that the emperor is Severus Alexander... so if you page down to that emperor's section in that link... you'll see many similar coins. EDIT: Yeah after a second look, I think I see in the legend...AΛEΞANΔΡOC... so yes, Severus Alexander.
Here's one that is very similar (same letter placement NI-K-AI-E on the reverse) from that link and the information attached to the listing: Severus Alexander, AE of Nicaea, Bithynia. 222-235 AD. 4.44g; 21mm M AVR SEVH ALEXANDROC AVG, laureate head right NI-K-AI-E / WN between and beneath three standards. BMC 102 var (obv legend with AVG); RecGen I-III, 617 var (bust type)
An example I found on ebay (by sleuthing before scrolling down to see what @Orange Julius had answered, nice work OJ! ) : https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/282924289630
These coins are quite common and show a lot of variety in minor details which led me to my same/different page posted long ago. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/sanic2.html