Small and thick, this coin weighs 10.36 g. I can distinguish a ploughing scene on the reverse. Hard to tell the name of the Emperor on the obverse. Could you please assist me to guess and find out. Always appreciate your contribution.
Hmmm, I'm not sure? ... oh, but I really like your new coin (congrats) => I'm pretty sure that it's "not" Titus, for Titus is facing left on my plowing-example ... PHOENICIA, Berytus. Titus. Æ23 AD 79-81 Diameter: 23 mm Weight: 13.28 grams Obverse: Bare head left Reverse: Founder plowing right with ox and cow
I think Berytos, Phoenicia is correct, but I can't tell whose portrait. I have one with this reverse, but I have it identified as Nerva: NERVA AE 27mm OBVERSE: DIVOS NERVA AVGVSTVS, laureate head right REVERSE: AVG FEL BER COL IVL, founder plowing right Struck at Berytos, Phoenicia, 98-117 AD by Trajan 12.6g, 24mm BMC 82
Thanks. On the obverse to the left, I could detect for sure the 2 letters T O consequently. Hope that could help a little bit. Charles
I believe this reverse was used by many and without legend, we are down to portrait. I'll guess Elagabalus but there is no reason it could not be Geta, Caracalla or Severus Alexander for all I know. Most of the Berytos issues seen seem to be earlier but the type was used in the Decopolis later so I'd start looking there for matches which I did not find in a quick look. When skill of ID fails, we fall back on luck.
my first thought was "caracalla", check out this coin from mysia on vcoins...pretty darn similar. http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/rom...owing_mysia_parium_scarce/228092/Default.aspx
C71 The coin is too similar, except that my coin weighs over five times more than the one shown on VCoins. 10.36 g. instead of 2 g. Diameter is 20 ₓ 17 mm. instead of 23 mm or 24 mm. as shown above. The coin is very thick. What denomination could it have?
