This could be a stretch but I think I can see the reverse legends as IOVI CONS CAES. By the process of elimination using Helvetica's pages I am inclined to think this is Diocletian, Alexandria, RIC 42 Obverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head left Reverse: IOVI CONS CAES S-P, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe & sceptre; S to left, A over P to right, ALE in ex. The coin is in rough shape and it is possible that the field mark S has morphed into oblivion along with the bust itself. I would be interested in what other think. Regards, -Kurt
I do not think so. The portrait is decidedly that of an earlier emperor, and the legends are in Greek: the letters in the right field are ΔP. Unclear provincials like this are rather time consuming to attribute.
I honestly do not know. What I am seeing, (to my non-expert Roman eyes), is a later reverse due to the characters in the field and overall feel, and an earlier obverse, looking more like Claudius. Maybe its a rare piece, but if I saw it in a junk box I would pass on it due to the style inconsistencies I noted above.
