Hi,
lately I received the attached coin. It is 29.7 mm and 17.68 g.
Obv.: Laureate, draped (and
cuirassed?)
bust of
Caracalla (?) r., as seen from front.
RV:
Tyche with
mural crown in
tetrastyle temple with conches in
pediment seated right on rock (?),
river god in front of her.
Tyche seems to "baptize" the
river god. Behind
Tyche on the r.
Nike (?) crowns (?)
Tyche.
I really do like the
obverse draperies as well as the
reverse with its "baroque"-style temple.
However, I continue to have trouble with attributing it to a city. The
obverse clearly resembles
Spijkerman,
Pella, nos. 12-13. This would also mean the
obverse shows
Caracalla. Actually,
Spijkerman,
Pella, no. 13, may show the same coin as mine, although in worse condition.
The
reverse, however, appears at
Spijkerman, Supplementum I, no. 76a, and is attributed to
Gadara and
Elagabalus. Spijkerman's (or Piccirillo's who edited the book)
attribution seems to be based on
Rosenberger, EP, 48, nos. 82 - 83. Since I do not have access to
Rosenberger, EP, I cannot check whether there were any reasons for an
attribution to
Gadara.
However, the
obverse pictured for
Spijkerman, Supplementum I, no. 76a, looks like a die match for
Spijkerman,
Pella, 14. Thus, have
Rosenberger and
Spijkerman both got it wrong and
Rosenberger, EP, 82-83
aka Supplementum I, no. 76a as well as my coin should be attributed to
Pella? Both
obverse dies that seem to exist for this
reverse type seem to indicate.
Thanks for your
help.
Thilo