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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 2:47 pm This may be beyond hope too. It weighs 9.0 grams and has a diameter of about 25 mm. On the obverse there is some faint lettering but that is it. On the reverse I am not sure what that is, and I am not sure if I even have the right orientation. Flipped over it might be an altar of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 2:49 pm Wow! Another interesting find. I do hope someone can pin this one down along with the other. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 4:18 pm Reverse may be Mount Argaeus upon an altar. Recommend checking Caesarea, Cappadocia. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 6:18 pm Thanks. I'll check those possibilities. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 6:23 pm Not sure if these links will work, but based on the profile shape, here's a search on the type with "Gordian" in the terms: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=usd&order=0 And an another search with "Elagabalus" in the terms: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=usd&order=0 Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 6:34 pm Based on the faint outlines of some letters, I think that I can see a Gordianus. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4395 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 7:17 pm This one?: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3385 Report this Post to the Staff
arkadyn Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 9:24 pm Outline of the face looks like Gordian or Philip Report this Post to the Staff
arkadyn Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 09/04/2024 9:33 pm Reverse should be rotated left 90 degrees, then looks like Cappadocia caesaria Gordian with ETC on the reverse bottom. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 09/07/2024 05:20 am Thanks! It does appear to be a match for Tanman's suggestion. I must say that I'm impressed what you can pull off with this near wreck of a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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