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Offline Oleg B2

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Roman provincia ID help
« on: September 11, 2021, 01:41:34 am »
Hi forum

Please help me to ID this  Roman Provincial coin (25 mm)

Thank you for your help
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Offline Mark Fox

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Re: Roman provincia ID help
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2021, 07:35:35 pm »
Dear Oleg B2 and Board,

I initially couldn't figure this one out, but then I had an idea which apparently has just paid off.  Consider the following obverse of Geta from Gabala in Syria:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7131807

...and this Gabala reverse type for his father, Septimius Severus:

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8507812f

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8507813v

Looks good to me!  But no exact matches were found yet for Oleg's coin, combining the obverse and reverse types of interest.  The closest I found is this variety with an inscription in the left field:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2314826

In any event, I hope some of the mystery was solved to your satisfaction.
 

Best regards,

Mark Fox
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Offline Akropolis

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Re: Roman provincia ID help
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2021, 07:53:47 pm »
Well done Mark!
A tough one.
PeteB
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Offline Oleg B2

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Re: Roman provincia ID help
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2021, 12:05:33 am »
Thanks a lot! Geta was my guess too.
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