Provicial Bronze with reclining god...

[Marsha]

Interesting coin, but cannot seem to ID it.. 

Large one at about 24mm and 10 grams...

Any thoughts?

Marsha

[Meepzorp]

Hello Marsha,

The figure on the reverse is a river-god. The over-turned vase/urn at lower left represents water flowing. The god is holding a reed in his hand. These are common symbols on these types of coins.

I can only take a guess as to where it may have been minted. I know that Moesia and Thrace minted many of these types of coins. You can statrt your search there.

Meepzorp

[Pekka K]

As it has Latin obverse legend, it is Colonial
and the emperor is Severus Alexander.

Pekka K

[Aulus Allienus]

Hello Marsha,

look at here: http://heliosnumismatik.de/onlineAuctionDetail.asp?lid=4&nid=269&lager=00014&los=744

Best regards

Aulus

[Jochen]

A bit too late:

Some facts:
(1) A provincial coin, but not Thrace, but more in the East.
(2) The legend is written in Latin. Therefore it must be a Colonia
(3) The style of the legend is very crude. I think I can read something like
      IMP CAE [?] M AVR SEV [AV?] ANDER
      making it Severus Alexander
(4) A similar obv. I found for Severus Alexander from Ake-Ptolemais on Wildwinds.

And finally I found your type in the Helios Auction 3, 29./30. April 2009 (collection of Reinhard Falter) under Ake-Ptolemais at the river Belos as Nr.744. His references: BMC 43; Imhoof-Blumer (1924) 492; Kadman 189.
From same dies. Rev.: COLONIA PTOLEM (or similar)
http://www.helios-numismatik.de/onlineAuctionListe.asp?lid=1&nid=269&s2id=152561&lager=00014
The river-god is Belos, today Naaman river.

Best regards

[Marsha]

Thank you so much for your help.  I appreciate your coin identification talents.   

Marsha

[Meepzorp]

Hi folks,

Wow!!! A river-god coin from the Holy Land (a place with a dry climate). That is very unusual. It must be quite rare.

I think that city is in modern-day Israel or Lebanon, right?

Meepzorp

[Robert_Brenchley]

Phoenicia, but I've got no further than that. It needn't have been a big river, just one that was of major importance to the city.

[Jochen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belus_River

Best regards