I don't have a clue of what I am looking at here. Can someone help me please?

[Topcat7]

I don't have a clue of what I am looking at here. Can someone help me please?

I have this 1.89gm., AE18.4mm. coin and I really don't know where to start with it.

I am hoping that it will ring someone's bells as to what it is and/or where it has come from.

Any help is appreciated, thank you, (in anticipation).

 

 

Edited March 4, 2024 by Topcat7

[ambr0zie]

I am not sure about this one, but the first thing I had in mind is a barbarous radiate, 3rd century. 

I think your 2nd pic is the obverse - radiate head left. 

The reverse - I don't understand what it should be, as my brain refuses to see anything else than a person using a watering pot (and I am pretty sure this is not it) 

Something like this (for the obverse)

Edited March 4, 2024 by ambr0zie

[Topcat7]

Now I see the watering pot.

I saw a cat jumping up from the right to the left.

[maridvnvm]

My eyes went to a Byzantine Trachea. It is probably better to have said nothing. 

[ambr0zie]

35 minutes ago, maridvnvm said:

My eyes went to a Byzantine Trachea. It is probably better to have said nothing. 

You could be right also. On the obverse (picture 2) I see a radiate head left - but this could be an optical illusion. 

[ominus1]

1 hour ago, maridvnvm said:

My eyes went to a Byzantine Trachea. It is probably better to have said nothing. 

..i'm seeing two figures on the reverse and a frontal portrait obverse...maybe a Justinian?...

[maridvnvm]

This is what my blurry eyes see...

A byzantine style nimbate bust of Christ facing

Standing figures. 2 possibly 3 with central figure standing facing

[Furryfrog02]

19 minutes ago, maridvnvm said:

This is what my blurry eyes see...

A byzantine style nimbate bust of Christ facing

Standing figures. 2 possibly 3 with central figure standing facing

FWIW, I see the same thing. 

[ambr0zie]

I see this - radiate/Indian head. 

[Topcat7]

Thank you, M____n.  I see what you see. Where would that lead us? Byzantine?

John III (perhaps) . . . . similar to (but not the same as . . . .

 

 

 

 

or . . . .

 

Edited March 5, 2024 by Topcat7