Rough silver/billon Ant - probably eastern

[Sosius]

Hello ID masters,

This rough little ant has been vexing me for a few days now.  I really can't make out much on the coin, but the figure on the obverse seems to have a hawkish nose and bags under his eyes.  The reverse seems to have a figure leaning against a short column.  It's not a pretty coin, but something about the portrait grabbed me, and I just can't figure out who is on the coin. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kind regards,
Cliff

[curtislclay]

Looks like Elagabalus, rev. Providentia.

[casata137ec]

Looks to be AN around the 10oclock, and it does not look to be Caracalla...(Curtis is almost certainly right!)

Chris

[curtislclay]

Caracalla's antoniniani never have obv. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, always ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Nor do they ever show Providentia on the rev.

[Sosius]

Again, I am in awe of the knowledge of the members of this board.  Curtis and Casata, if I could borrow your brains for a few hours I could probably get all the coins in my collection attributed!  It looks like my coin is a match for Elagabalus RIC 129.  And worth the $4.75 I paid for it--maybe 

Thanks again guys.  Who knows, in a few years I might be able to quickly and accurately reply to people's posts on this board--maybe 

Cliff

[curtislclay]

From the traces of rev. legend I think your coin is the dated version of that Providentia type, legend

P M TR P II COS II P P, RIC 22, not the undated version,

PROVID DEORVM, RIC 129.

[Sosius]

Cool. Thanks!