Box of mystery (Hard to identify world coins)

Trying to ID some of my more recalcitrant world coins.
Here is the offending box:


First one I tried is this: Copper, ~5.4 g, 25 mm. Appears to say 25 in Arabic



Tried a Numista search with paramaters for copper, 24-25 mm, 5-6 g, "25", and by dumb luck, the very first coin on the list (of 7 pages) was it! Afghanistan, 25 pul, AH 1348 or 1349 (2 year series). The date is almost unreadable, but I think I can make out a "9" ad the end, so AH 1349 = 1930. Not bad for a junk bin find.

 

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I'm interested in that large one on the top left. Can we see both sides?

 

This one? It looks like an ancient to me, if authentic. 18.76 g, 29+ mm
Some sort of portrait on both sides, letters "SC"
Quite thick and heavy. Doesn't feel like a modern fake.
I know almost nothing about Roman or Roman Provincial coins.

 

Looks like a fun task.

 

Yup definitely ancient. That's what I was thinking from the first picture. The bottom image is Tyche. I can dig around and try to find an ID if you want

 

On the coin boxed in red:

I can make out "la razon". Chile used the slogan "Por la razon o la fuerza" on their coins in the late 19th century's I'd start from there.

 

@The Eidolon

Philip I AE30 of Antioch, Syria
Obverse: AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: ANTIOXEΩN MHTRO KOLWN D-E S-C, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above, star beneath.

 

That would be lovely. I'll never figure that one out on my own.

Edit: You already found it! Thanks.

 

You're right, nice call! It's a Chile 20 Centavos, 0.900 Ag. 23+ mm, 4.48g
The eagle looks like either the 1852-59 type (5 g) or 1860-62 (4.6 g)
The design is almost identical and I can't read the date at all.
I'm not sure how much to weight loss account for due to wear. I'm guessing the 4.6 g one (1860-62) with about 0.1 g loss due to wear.

 

Man. A box of fun!

Did you try cleaning any of them?

 

Nope, these are as purchased. I don't clean coins unless they are literally encrusted with dirt enough to need a distilled water soak.

By the way, these were purchased at all different places and times over a ~25 year interval. They are the ones I've set aside over the years as too hard to quickly identify.

 

Here's one which has me stumped. There's enough detail on the coat of arms on the reverse to ID it, but I don't know where to start. Obverse has a bust and name ending in "S" followed by a Roman numeral II. Doesn't look like George II, though. Maybe 200-300 years old? 25 mm, 7.82 g, copper or bronze.

 

Next one: 8.82g, 28 mm, copper
Camera battery ran out, so sorry for cell phone pics.
Looks to me like a George II halfpenny, possibly one of the many contemporary counterfeit ones. If real, probably the 1740-54 type.
I can make out the Roman numeral II right of his head, but that's about it.
My guess is contemporary counterfeit, although 8.82 g isn't that bad for a fake. Many were even lighter. Full weight would be 9.86 g.
Feels a bit crudely made to be real, but hard to tell with this much wear.

 

This one has an odd wear pattern. There's a crowned monogram C, but everything around the center is worn down. Other side I can't make out any details.
1.51 g, 23 mm. Feels like billon, but might be copper.
As always, any suggestions and comments welcomed!

 

Next up, copper, 3.57 g, 20.5 mm
I can see some Arabic numerals on the lower reverse, I think 1173.
My guess is Morocco, 1 Fals, Mustafa III, 1173AH = 1760 (Series lasted 1758-1773)
Not sure it's a perfect match, but the reverse looks close.

 

Next, a little silver or billon coin. Obverse is not readable, but the reverse has a lot of detail left. I read "3" at the bottom, GROSCH at the left, and the date 1725 around the 3. Coat of arms looks like Bavaria.
I think it's a Bavarian 3 Kreuzer = 1 Groschen, 1725, Maximilian II
Numista doesn't show a 1725 date, but Krause does. If it's 1726-1733 the ruler would be Karl Albrecht, but the last digit really looks like a 5 to me.

 

Bavaria
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...er-km-383-1715-1726-cuid-1139588-duid-1341075

 

This one isn't even all that old, just very corroded.
I think it has spent some time buried in the ground
18 mm, 2.27 g
I think it's a Spain, Isabella II, 1 centimo de escudo, 1865-68

 

I thought this might be a Canadian token because of the thistle on the back.
But it's a little small for a Nova Scotia token: 29+ mm, 2.02 g, copper?
I think it may be an actual Scottish coin: Charles II 1 Turner = 2 Pence, ND, 1663-1668. Ob: CR II with Crown, Rev: Thistle
Here's one on Numista. If authentic, it would be my first coin from Scotland.

 

Last one for today: 15 mm (irregular), 1.58 g, copper
Rev: MLNI DVX = Duke of Milan
Ob: Some sort of bust, text illegible
Based on the size and copper composition, I think it's some sort of Milanese Quattrino. Of those, the spiky curved crown on the reverse seems to be a closest match for Carlo III, 1707 (single year type)