Good evening,
lately this
Gallienus crossed my way:
28.64 * 30.82 mm; 14.04 g.
obv.:
AYT K PO LIKIN GALLIHNOS, laureate and
cuirassed bust left, drapery on left shoulder; unclear counterstamp: either some person riding a
horse or a G*
rv.: NAO[...]NE[...]WN,
in ex: EFES[...],
Artemis Ephesia in
hexastyle temple.
The
obverse die seems to be identical or at least very similar to Karbach 1128, however, I could not find a fitting
reverse for
Gallienus in
Ephesus. Also the
reverse legend seems strange as the first letter is clearly an N and the second clearly an A, so NEWKORWN or NEOKORWN is not a possible, however, the third letter seems to be an O.
In Karbach, there are no temple
reverse coins for
Gallienus, thus I could not find anything there.
I also considered
Eumeneia instead of
Ephesus, however, this does not
work with the
obverse legend and the actual
obverse die.
Therefore, another riddle - and any
help is appreciated, as usual.
Thank you!
Thilo