I'm not even going to pretend this is a 3rd post testing your knowledge of provincials...I mean, yes that's exactly what this is It's a big boy, 28 MM, that I got from a lot. He's been in my "ID me" pile for a couple months now and I'm stumped. Any ideas?
Looks like a fun challenge, Ryro! My nighttime brain doesn't work as well as my morning brain so if no one has pinged on the answer by tomorrow, I'll see what I can dig up
The bare head and young face combine with the right side legend to suggest young Maximus, son of Maximinus. The reverse looks like Homonoia in exergue so I suspect the rest of the legend names the other figure and, hopefully the city. I'd search for Maximus Homonoia and see if you get lucky.
Well, shut the front door! I've missed out in numerous bidding wars to get one and I just walked bassackward into a Maximus?! That is certainly my coin! Thanks a ton for the help @dougsmit!!!
Interesting. The obverse inscription must read IOV CVHP ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, with the H and P tied, the second downstroke of the H serving as the downstroke of the P.
