Caligula and Agrippina I? 14mm 1.7gm Has Dots

[Pete B]

Hello everyone, and Thank You for looking! I'm coming up 'empty' on this... if this is Roman-esque it looks like Caligula r. with an A and maybe a C behind, and two dots on the left top of the head. Maybe some other lettering. The reverse looks like Agrippina I, with a dot over a lump to left of the bust, and one dot under her chin. Maybe an A behind her head to the left...glossy and tiny. The time frame for Caligula matches the other coins in the lot, none Roman. I thought it might be a tessera, but that ID fizzled. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be most appreciated!

[Mark Fox]

Dear Pete B and Board,

Huh.  It looks very much like this uncertain Julio-Claudian issue:

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5428

The position of the two visible obverse letters ("ΑC"), the style of both heads, and the peculiarly low weight all fit. 

Hope this helps!

   
Best regards,

Mark Fox
Michigan

[Pete B]

Hi Mark, Thank You! The coin certainly looks the part... ! didn't think 'Augustus' when I received it (part of a lot of Middle Eastern coppers 1stC BC-7th decade AD. I still wonder about the dots sunk into the dies-those were done "on purpose".