2 old very old coins

[Notsu]

Tiny one is russian, another is ``killing`` , Riga down local coin

2 last pictures made after cleaning , hopefully result is not bad 😊

 

[DizzyDigger]

Paging Mackaydon!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the excellent finds !

 

[Almy]

Any ideas about their dates?

 

[Mackaydon]

The small coin is a 'denga' ("wire money") valued at 1/2 a kopeck.
It's silver and was minted in the TVER mint between 1535 and 1547 during the reign of "Ivan the Terrible".
Don in SoCal.

 

[Mackaydon]

Best guess for larger coin: 1 Schilling coin from the Free City of Riga or the Livonian Confederation dating from the 16th century (~1563-1579).
Crossed keys is the emblem of Riga. Probably composed of billon (low purity silver alloy). Wording is "MONETA NOVA".
Several type samples here: https://www.coins.calkinsc.com/latvia_riga2.html
Don in SoCal

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice old coins, congrats!

 

[pepperj]

Really nice recoveries, congratulations

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Tiny one is russian, another is ``killing`` , Riga down local coin

2 last pictures made after cleaning , hopefully result is not bad 😊

Really like the small coin...it reminds me of the celtic coins Cru' and Cru'dad would find...with the horse etc...

 

[Notsu]

Thanks friends

Especally to MacKaidon for useful information

 

[Patyacht]

Tiny one is russian, another is ``killing`` , Riga down local coin

2 last pictures made after cleaning , hopefully result is not bad 😊

The Riga local coin came out surprisingly well after cleaning, the detail is still readable. Nice pair of finds.

 

[CRUSADER]

Really like the small coin...it reminds me of the celtic coins Cru' and Cru'dad would find...with the horse etc...

I know what you mean, until I saw the Reverse, it looked a thousand+ years older!

 

[CRUSADER]

reign of "Ivan the Terrible".
Don in SoCal.

Quite a historic coin!

 

[CRUSADER]

Tiny one is russian, another is ``killing`` , Riga down local coin

2 last pictures made after cleaning , hopefully result is not bad 😊

CONGRATS

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I know what you mean, until I saw the Reverse, it looked a thousand+ years older!

Yeah, pretty amazing...back when I worked in the post office as a carrier I had a customer that lived in Lebanon for awhile as a kid...he said there were artifacts/relics in these kind of trenches just lying around there in his back yard where he played....thousands of years old...

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice old coins.

 

[Digger RJ]

Tiny one is russian, another is ``killing`` , Riga down local coin

2 last pictures made after cleaning , hopefully result is not bad 😊

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!