Came across these two in a large lot I recently purchased. I know what they are but can't seem to find the proper identification for either. I'm positive someone on this forum knows what they are. Coin 1: Rape of Persephone type Ae, unfortunately the obverse legend is not clear and can't find this reverse type in my searches. 17mm, 4.7gms. My guess ... Nero/Hierapolis Here's number two, obviously an ae Athens owl type. It's 12mm and 2.0gms These should be easy but ...
Thanks Doug, Found a bad pic and it looks similar, not exact but pretty close. I know there are quite a few unpublished Athens bronzes. Maybe this is one of them.
Rape of Persephone https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=102318 Other cities struck similar reverses, like Nysa.
The Abduction of Persephone. LYDIA, Nysa. After 133 BC. Æ (18mm, 5.78 gm, 10h). Obv: Head of Persephone right, poppy behind neck. Square countermark on nose. Rev: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying off struggling Persephone. Flower basket falling left from hands of Persephone. A valley near Nysa was the site where, according to the myth, the abduction happened. SNG Copenhagen 306; BMC Lydia 16.
Do you have HGC 4? It looks like it could be HGC 4, 1738 (S), within group Denomination D (10-15mm, 0.81-2.81g). "Obv. Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet r. Rev. A-Θ or Θ-A. Owl standing r., head facing. All within olive wreath. No symbols or monograms. Struck c. 284-270 BC. Kroll 1993, no. 54." The illustrated coin in the book is not in great condition (and the pic is small), but it does look like yours.
