Ancient coins ID hoped for

[hnieman]

Updated the pics!

I’m looking to see if anyone can ID the coins below. They were part of a coin collection from my Grandfather’s estate. Mostly everything in his collection was old U.S. silver, but there were a handful of old foreign coins. These two particularly old looking coins were in a little bag along with an Italian coin dated 1799, which makes me think that they might be from Italy. I can’t read any of the writing on them, and they appear to be bronze. I don’t expect that they have much value, but I sure would like to know what they are.

I’ve read many of the posts on this site, and see that there is a pretty good pool of experts here. If I can’t get an ID here, I don’t think I’ll be able to get one anywhere.

 

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[Mackaydon]

After inverting last pic, there appears (to me) the letters "I (?) EP". Can you make out any others?

 

[hnieman]

I've looked at both under a magnifying glass, and I can't make out much in the way of lettering. On the second picture It kind of looks like it says REGINA along the right side of the coin, but that's pretty much a wild guess; I could be mis-enterpreting some other language. I thought that someone might recognize the guy on the head of the second coin. Oh well, I'll give it a few more days, and then it will be donated to my 7 year old son to play with or take to show-and-tell as a "really old coin"

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi...

the first coin looks like a Roman coin of Faustina(wife of Antninious Pius)

here is a Silver Denarius of the same Lady found 7/8/2009

SS.

 

[Mackaydon]

I agree with Silver Search.

Specifically, I think a close match is:
Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (10.64 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet to left, peacock standing left. RIC III 1652 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 19-7b.

........as shown here: http://www.coinarchives.com/14ae7a41ecb1db6c6ba42a754bbf1deb/img/cng/081/image01044.jpg

Don.......

 

[Silver Searcher]

I agree with Silver Search.

Specifically, I think a close match is:
Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (10.64 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet to left, peacock standing left. RIC III 1652 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 19-7b.

........as shown here: http://www.coinarchives.com/14ae7a41ecb1db6c6ba42a754bbf1deb/img/cng/081/image01044.jpg

Don.......

Yes that looks like the right one which would be the Daughter of the one I posted

SS.

 

[hnieman]

Great job on the ID!

Thank you.

 

[Mackaydon]

I believe this is your other coin:
Greek Hieron II AE 19 275--215 B.C.
Sicily, Syracuse 7.1 g., 19 mm.
Obv. Poseidon, bust left
Rev. Ornamented trident between two dolphins, IEP(Omega)/NO(Sigma) below trident and (Sigma)(Omega) in bottom right field.Sear 1223

Yes, here's another pic:
http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=312274&AucID=560&Lot=168

Don.......


Source: http://eremitus.ancients.info/Image pages/Greek coins.htm

 

[hnieman]

I think you've got it! I'm very impressed!

Thank you for your help.

So, do you think they have any value, besides just being interesting old coins?

 

[Mackaydon]

HN:
They both definately have value; conversational, educational, historic and monetary. Great 'keepers'.
Don.....

 

[allen]

roman or greek coins !!