I got these 2 small coins from an antique store in the Seattle area and I’m pretty sure they said they were Roman. I have no idea if that’s correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The roundish one is about the size of a US dime and the triangle one has its corners a little less than that. They seem quite small.
Edit 1: On the first one, I think the suggestion for India and Mughal is the right direction considering these coins look very similar: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/madurai_dynasty-1.html https://rareindiancoins.com/home/1052-shah-alam-ii-falus-copper-coin-mughal-empire-coinage.html
Edit 2: Then again, could the first coin be a pirate coin? The thickness and design could be cut weirdly like this: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numiscorner/239/product/coin_spain_philip_iv_2_maravedis_1658__copper/1323544/Default.aspx
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So the first coin is definitely not Roman - but I am not certain what it is, as it’s not my specialty. I think it’s an indian coin from the Mughal empire. Weight and diameter, both to .1 digits, would make it easier to get closer. That would technically make it a modern coin, although it is of course still quite old. Think 15-th 16th century. But similar coins were also struck up until the 19th century.
The second coin is in a little bit too bad of a shape for me to really recognize. I think it’s unlikely that it’s Roman, but if it is I’d guess the byzantine empire from around the 6th century, as it looks vaguely like the crude coins struck by the caliphate after they conquered the levant from the Byzantines.
Thanks for taking the time to check, I really appreciate it. On the second coin, are they wearing dragon masks and wings on the one side? I couldn’t figure out if that was a thing or not. When I just put coin and dragon in search, nothing similar came up at all. I’ll start researching with the info you already gave me. Again, I really appreciate you looking.
The obverse (front) reminds me a little bit of this coin, with three emperors standing. But I don’t see the usual M-reverse, I don’t really know if it’s a match.
It is similar though, it might be from that same time period at least and it’s a great start.
Been a week any luck? The writing on it looks Islamic to me, maybe it’s a middle eastern coin?
No, not yet. I’ve just bought a 3d printer and that’s been my focus. I agree that it looks Islamic, I’m going to look into it more next week. I know I’ll get obsessed so I have to block out time. Thanks for bringing it up again, you guys came through super fast unexpectedly in a great way, now I have to do my part.