ID Help - Ancient Coin. Maybe Greece

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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 449 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 06:47 am Hi, Can anyone help me to identify this coin? Weigth 7.19 gram. Diameter 23 mm. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 07:23 am Looks like the head of a bull. Maybe Celtic. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 07:27 am The letters on the obverse are definitely Greek, and I have seen the bull's head motif on Greek coins. But the fabric is odd for a Greek coin. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 09:54 am Roman provincial ? Greek coins with a bull's head are mostly silver .The inscription suggests also for Roman provincial .Maybe by googling coins bull's head facing or coins,bucranium (bull's head)? Good luck.albert Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 2:20 pm Certainly an interesting piece. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5177 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 3:13 pm Weird coin. Still not sure if it's Greek or Roman provincial (not that there's much of a difference in some cases). The obverse legend I can definitely read is OPOLIS, which doesn't really narrow it down; the previous two letters, however, are probably either OQ or QE, and I'm not aware of any Greek or Roman city that ends in either -othopolis or -theopolis (except for 6th century Antioch, for which this is wildly anachronistic). Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 01/18/2017 9:04 pm Athena on the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 449 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 1:52 pm Thanks for all ideas! Anyone else who tell me something about this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
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