I picked this coin up recently, described as being from
Ephesus. With
the coin in hand, I now have my doubts.
It is a coin of
Geta, 25mm and 7.30g.
The only
part of the
reverse legend that is discernable is the word
"NЄΩKOPΩN" (narrowing things down to a mere 37 cities).
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=neokoros The
reverse legend shows that it is from a
Neocorate city, which does
include
Ephesus, but I cannot find anything from this city to match it.
I have
Karwiese, and there is nothing therein that causes me to think
that it is from this city. There are no coins with a matching,
nor even
similar,
obverse die (he attempts, with varying
success, to list
obverse dies and links),
nor are there any
types from this reign or those either
side that depict this
reverse type as presented here. I was doubtful to
begin with, and continue to be so - awaiting additional confirmation
or
otherwise.
I have checked resources such as
ACSearch,
SNG UK online,
RPC online,
CoinArchives,
AsiaMinorCoins, and many of the usual places. No luck!
I can only
hope, but does anyone recognise this
obverse die, or perhaps
have a better idea as to from which city this coin may emanate.
Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.
- Walter