Hi, Joe and Altamura. The Goussous example does match pretty well to either
Kadman 66 (
Caracalla) or
Kadman 80 (
Elagabalus). The main difference I see in my coin is the more realistic
portrait style, longer neck, and possible view slightly from behind. The strange, almost
barbaric inscription, with the Greek P instead of R, could be an error related to the fact that Greek was
still the common language at
Caesarea, for everything except coins and official government or
military inscriptions. Unfortunately, I don't have access to any of the newer publications such as
Sofaer,
Rosenberger, or SNP (
ANS6), and so far I have not found any matches in the usual on-line sales archives.
Thanks, again, Jimi