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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2664129, member: 19463&quot;]Welcome.&nbsp; I fear I am right with Pishpath in being unfamiliar with that reverse but the style of the face strikes me as within reason for the region and era so I would not write off the coin quite yet and hope someone more familiar with that region can help.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I am more into Septimius so I&#039;ll show a few Mars Pater coins that might seem familiar.&nbsp; The first two are Rome mint examples of the common variety.&nbsp; The obverse legend ends IMP III.&nbsp; I got the first one in 1988 but it was not my first coin.&nbsp; The second is a flipover doublestrike so it is a mess combining both sides on both sides.&nbsp; This period was pretty sloppy at Rome so we see a number of error coins and other signs of poor workmanship.&nbsp; Well centered, full legend examples are not common. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]591670[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]591671[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Last is a rare version from the Syrian mint &#039;Emesa&#039; with obverse legend ending COS II.&nbsp; The Mars figure from this mint usually has the legend MARS VICTOR rather than PATER.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]591672[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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