I could easily detect the names of the 2 Roman Empresses om my newly-acquired coins. The first is Julia Domna, a bronze weighing 10.35 g. The second coin is also bronze with Faustina on obverse. It weighs 10.41 g. The reverses seem interesting and maybe scarce. They are somewhat worn so that I couldn't recognize them well. Please try to guess if you like. Thank you.
Im not very good at this, but ill give it a try. My guess is that the domna has a Tyche reverse. Maybe like this: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1338065 Im guessing the Faustia is with Aeternitas, and raising above head a starry mantle?
The Faustina middle bronze -- probably an as -- is unusual in style, particularly in the lettering of the obverse inscription. It is catalogued as RIC 1183, BMC 1587, Cohen --, Strack 1284, RCV 4650, and its reverse depicts Aeternitas with crescent on head, advancing left, right hand holding starry mantle over head, and lighted torch in left hand. Strack identifies the figure on the reverse as Diana Lucifera, which is not unreasonable because she wears a crescent on her head and carries a torch. The British Museum has a single example in their collection:
Thanks a lot for these precious info affirming the rarity of these 2 coins. Notice that acsearch auction attributed the coin of Julia Domna to Caesaria Paneas-Galilee mint. This city is today known as Banyas on the Mediterranean coast South of Latakia in Syria. Is this a mistake or what? By the way, The OP couple of coins were found together with a third coin of Faustina II. I could read CEBASTE in Greek (Queen). Reverse shows possibly Zeus or Serapis. It weighs 4.38 g. Here it is.
