Sweet find today,nice old greek

[slowwevo]

Been stopping by my pops house everytime I find something,he bust out a few books of unattributed coins,and said he gave up 15 yrs ago,thought the ancient(coin) guys would enjoy
thanks for viewing


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[slowwevo]

and for good measure a silver too from 200 yrs later


View attachment 938046 .Vibius Pansa, 90 BC, AR Denarius

 

[Mackaydon]

If possible, in focus, no glare and no plastic wrap pics of both sides would help in the IDs. May as well add diameter (in mm) and weight in grams, if you can.


Don........

 

[vpnavy]

 

[treblehunter]

Just curious, did you find these MDing or did your dad find them? Did your dad ID these or are you looking for an ID? Sorry I'm so confused (doesn't take much) Mackaydon is right, if you took those out of the coin holders and took some pix with your phone we all might be able to see them. Most phones have a macro setting, in natural light, even without macro, you should be able to get to a certain distance away and your phone will take a , in focus pic. Please don't think we are being rude or critical of your find/photography, just trying to help ya out.

 

[Mackaydon]

The reverse shows a 'quadriga' moving right; a chariot being drawn by four horses abreast.
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

If these are two different coins can you reshoot each side in natural sunlight, out of their holders then repost?
Don..

 

[Mackaydon]

As you say, you are a newbie, but don't believe the 'regulars' are not paying attention; they are, though they, too, may be waiting for clearer pics including pics of each coin's reverse.
Don.

 

[slowwevo]

for you don
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[Mackaydon]

inoc, Welcome to Treasure Net !
If a Vibius Pansa as you described, I would imagine like this:

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Very nice old coins!

 

[Mackaydon]

Coin under the "Apple" may be Byzantine Empire -Manuel I (1143-1180) 'IC' on left and (guessing) 'XC' would be on the right --if not obscured. One variation looks like this:

Don...

 

[Mackaydon]

By the way, if you are not familiar with IC-XC it is a Christogram for Jesus Christ. In Eastern Christianity, the most widely used Christogram is a four-letter abbreviation, ΙϹΧϹ — for "Jesus Christ" (i.e., the first and last letters of each of the words ΙΗΣΟΥΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ in Greek for Jesus Christ. On coins, this Christogram can be found split: "ΙϹ" on the left of the image and "ΧϹ" on the right-- as it is on this coin.
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

You may wish to try two more pics; this time bring your light source in from 180 degrees relative to the direction of the source from the pics immediately above. And pics in natural sunlight might also help.
Don....

 

[slowwevo]

View attachment 938537 .. View attachment 938538 Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II. 359-336 BC. Alexander the Great's father. Bronze drachm

 

[Mackaydon]

Flipi the coin on the left 180 degrees and you'll see the reverse of a modern US cent in proper alignment; though I think you already knew that and may have posted its pic just to scale the coin on the right.
Don.....

 

[slowwevo]

I heard some say they like old stuff
here is some more,throw in some cool cup coins too
View attachment 939055 View attachment 939056 bottom right -CONSTANTINE I The Great 307-337A.D. She Wolf

 

[Mackaydon]

The lower right coin appears to be a coin described as (obverse) plumbed helmeted bust of Roma; (reverse) Romulus and Remus suckling from She-wolf--
as found here: She Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus Ancient Roman Coin Constantine The Great AU | eBay
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

Your 'cup coins' have the shape (concave/convex) as do certain Byzantinian coins.
Don....

 

[Mackaydon]

If you take more pics of each 'cup' coin (from different angles of light source) we may be able to get a better ID.
Don........