The reverse of this bronze coin reads in Greek " MetroPoleos", around an instrument or what looks like a small wine bottle surmounted by a monogram which includes the reversed Greek letter Rho. All this within a wreath of grape leaves. The obverse has the bust of a bare- head man/ right. I don't know if he's an Emperor. The coin weighs 8.85 g. - Dimension is 23mm. Please post your views.
Interesting. I immediately tried to find something for Metropolis in Thessaly, but it seems that city almost always used the inscription MHTPOΠOΛΙTΩN. Same with the cities of that name in Ionia and Phrygia. I wonder if that's the club of Hercules on the reverse, not a wine bottle. Here's a small AE from Nicopolis with Septimius Severus and the club of Hercules:
Here's a reverse with a club, an oak wreath and MHTPOΠO from Tarsus in Cilicia. Perhaps search under that city.
I will. Thank you. It is indeed the club of Hercules. Now I'll look for Tarsus in Cilicia. BTW.. Do you notice a double head on obverse? It's the brown color parallel to the face: Front - Eye - Nose - Lip.
Here's a coin that looks a lot like yours: Tyre, ‘pseudo-autonomous’ coin, dated year 241 of the city (AD 115-116, therefore during the reign of Trajan). https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/modules/romanneareast/resources/2910265.jpg Obv: Head of Heracles (Melkart) Rev: Monogram of Tyre on club https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/modules/romanneareast/resources/
