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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2707742, member: 56859&quot;]I agree with Doug:&nbsp; definitely not Caracalla or earlier (based on portrait, metal, flan, general appearance).&nbsp; The portrait could fit with Elagabalus or with Severus Alexander.&nbsp; I think I see ...ωNI... on the obverse, so would make it Elagabalus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What about Emmett 2914&nbsp; (Elagabalus/Athena bust right) do you feel is different from your coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend could fit:&nbsp; AKAICAPMAAVPANTωNINOCEVCEB , and the ωNI on your coin is located in the correct position.&nbsp; There is room for the NOC after that (before the right lower bust blocks the space), and the EVCEB would be off flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I see in archives, the &quot;EVCEB&quot; is sometimes in much smaller &quot;font&quot; located directly under the bust, very separate from the rest of the legend.&nbsp; In some coins I think it is missing altogether, although Emmett doesn&#039;t list this possibility (but he has a variety book coming out at some point in time which will incorporate such things).</p><p><br /></p><p>The year is difficult to read as well.&nbsp; At a quick glance I thought L Γ (year 3).&nbsp; Second glance was more puzzling because of the extra blob of metal at the edge, but it&#039;s hard to tell in the photograph.&nbsp; I still think it is probably year 3.&nbsp; Emmett shows this Elagabalus/Athena bust right tetradrachm was issued in years 3 (R3) and 5 (R1).&nbsp; Based on the images, I think you could make a case for either of those years.&nbsp; Does the date look more clear in hand?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]610713[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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