AlecEiffel Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hi all. First post, and I'm afraid it's a "please help identify this coin" post - sorry. My Mum's uncle found this in WW2 in (she thinks) Sicily. She thinks he had it looked at in the 50s or so and it wasn't anything special but beyond that nothing - can any of you educated folk help shed any light on what it is? (Tuppence for scale in first pic - not sure if it's the done thing in the coin world but the geography student in me is coming out again!) Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome! It appears to be a Roman provincial coin. For our American friends, the 2p is about the same size as a SBA/Sac $1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siluska Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Caesarea-ad-Libanum (province of Phoenicia) the 3 letter AZY are the seleucid year 461, that is AD 149-150 so Antoninus Pius (but not sure of that portrait...) A very rare coin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecEiffel Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Thank you both for your replies. It is interesting to hear that it could be a rare coin! Anyone know where I could find further information out about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug2222usa Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Here is an attribution of the word "kaicap..." Herod Philip II 4 BC–34 AD The coins of Herod Philip II are mostly bronze of middle-size. He was the first Jewish ruler to put portraits of himself and the Roman Emperors on his coinage. An early issue has a portrait of the Emperor Augustus, with the Greek inscription 'KAICAPI CEBACTΩ' on the obverse, and 'ΦΙΛΙΠΠΌΎ ΤΕΤΡΆΡΧΌΎ' on the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Here is an attribution of the word "kaicap..." Herod Philip II 4 BC–34 AD The coins of Herod Philip II are mostly bronze of middle-size. He was the first Jewish ruler to put portraits of himself and the Roman Emperors on his coinage. An early issue has a portrait of the Emperor Augustus, with the Greek inscription 'KAICAPI CEBACTΩ' on the obverse, and 'ΦΙΛΙΠΠΌΎ ΤΕΤΡΆΡΧΌΎ' on the reverse. Alec, I would be very cautious about following this information about Herod as I think it has very little to do with your coin. You do have a nice coin, though. Look after it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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