Tyche H Left

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  1. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    I believe the following coin is very rare since it shows Tyche heading left. That's the first time I encounter such a position of the goddess. The obverse shows possibly an Emperor that I couldn't identify. Hope someone could guess. I managed to achieve several scans from different angles and resolutions. The coin weighs nearly 3 g. Tyc 600 R.jpg Tych 300  R.jpg TychEmperO.JPG TychEmp O.jpg
     
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Hmm. Well... I think the best you'll be able to do is to find some "could be" matches.

    Along those lines, Severus Alexander has a bust right /bust of Tyche left coin struck in Bostra, Arabia. Elagabalus has a bust right /bust of Tyche left bronze struck in Edessa. I didn't look through Caracalla's coins but he might have some Mesopotamian bronzes like this as well.

    At the moment my best guess is Elagabalus, struck in Edessa. Check Wildwinds for an example, although size isn't given.
     
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  4. Topcat7

    Topcat7 Still Learning

    My first thought Elagabalus.
     
  5. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    You're right TIF , and T 7 as well. That's Elagabalus. The coin was struck in Edessa.
    BMC 75 - SNG Cop 214. There are also 3 other similar examples of the same sort.
    Thank you very much.
     
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  6. Mike Margolis

    Mike Margolis Well-Known Member

    IMG_0944b.jpg IMG_0943.JPG
    Maybe that is what this one is as well? Actually it looks more like this one of Severus Alexander from VCOINS. Actually these are not rare. If you plug in Tyche bust left on Vcoins you get 809 coins for sale that match. Mostly Severans.[​IMG]
     
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