Need help with this radiate provincial

[SRukke]

19.8mm max. diameter and 2.90g.

[Akropolis]

Looks like Severus Alexander from Nicaea.
PeteB

[SRukke]

Looks like Severus Alexander from Nicaea.
PeteB

I'll give that a shot. For some reason I had Elagabalus or Caracalla stuck in my head and that's what I was searching for.

Any idea who the reverse is depicting? Thanks for the help.

[slokind]

At first glance I thought it was an athlete on the reverse and Byzia, where the imperial boy might be...well, I'd have to do more than glance at it.
Pat L.

[Kurt E]

looks like Zeus throwing a thunderbolt.

Kurt

[casata137ec]

looks like Zeus throwing a thunderbolt.

Kurt

I agree with Zeus, but try as I might, I cannot work out Severus Alexander with the obverse legend (can't see an X anwhere...in greek or latin!), Elagabalus would be my bet, but I still can find nothing (can't find anything on S.A. either for that matter!).

Chris

[SRukke]

looks like Zeus throwing a thunderbolt.

Kurt

I agree with Zeus, but try as I might, I cannot work out Severus Alexander with the obverse legend (can't see an X anwhere...in greek or latin!), Elagabalus would be my bet, but I still can find nothing (can't find anything on S.A. either for that matter!).

Chris

I have been searching every source I can find and have come up with nothing. I'm not very good with provincials anyway but this one has me stumped at the moment.
An athlete was also my first thought. So I'm still looking.
Thanks to everyone for the help.

[curtislclay]

I think Pete and Kurt E are correct: Sev. Alex. at Nicaea, rev. Zeus hurling thunderbolt, though that type is not in Rec. Gén.

M AVP CEVH AL - EXANDPOC [AVG] / NIKAI - EWN

[rennrad12020]

Possibly a better preserved example of a coin I posted a few months ago?

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=67007.msg419719#msg419719

JPW

[SRukke]

Good catch. I would say they're the same and a good possibility they're a die match. Thank you very much.

[curtislclay]

But now, on the basis of Romanorum's specimen, reattributed from Nicomedia to Nicaea?

[bpmurphy]

I think both or Nicaea. The second specimen appears to have an ME above the head but I think this is the result of wear and roughness and not really letters. At this time Nicomedia always spells out the Neokoron and there isn't room on this coin.

Barry Murphy