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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 10:17 am I decided to list these together. My guess is that the first is Indian (4 Pics) and the second is Byzantine. I wasn't sure how to orient the coins. The second appears to have a portrait. Edited by otto 10/23/2024 10:18 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 10:22 am Otto, they might both be Byzantine. Here is a link to a Nummus from Justin II that looks quite a bit like your first coin (you will need to rotate both of your images about 90 degree clockwise): https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=532354 Added: I recommend that you play around a bit with google lens as Justin II was the third or fourth match for this your obv image. Of course, we love helping folks like yourself figure out what they've got, but in this way you could potentially do more of the identifications yourself. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 10:24 am Thank you, Spence. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 10:31 am That second coin has significant earthen encrustations which are hiding a lot of the design elements, especially on the obv. This 40 Nummi from Romanus IV is a close enough match to bear more investigation though: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7713370 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 612 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 10:50 am I agree with Spence's skillful identification of your coins. Of course your first coin appears to have a B where the cited one has a K (maybe a different mint?, I'm not an expert on Byzantine coins). For the second coin you might consider soaking and ultrasonic cleaning with detergent and water, with gentle application of a toothbrush. It might help remove some of the encrusting soil (or might not). Might have to be repeated. This is a gentle process and would not harm the coin. Edited by Seeker55 10/23/2024 10:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 11:34 am Thanks seeker55 and spence once again Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4934 Posts	Posted 10/23/2024 1:53 pm Quote: Of course your first coin appears to have a B where the cited one has a K (maybe a different mint?, I'm not an expert on Byzantine coins). Indeed a different mint; the OP coin is from Constantinople, where the letter in question was an officina marker (in this case, B for 2). Report this Post to the Staff
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