A couple of years ago or so go I was amazed to receive instant answers after posting coins on this forum for attribution assistance. I could not attribute the coins, which turned out to be Bulgarian medieval, despite months of diligent effort. However, since attribution is part of the fun in this hobby, I have been reluctant to post too many others. However, these are two have defied my attempts and are interesting: The first is 13mm, weighs 1.76 grams, is partially plated and should have adequate inscriptions to identify: The second shows a torch and a type of amphora - I thought I had it identified but cannot find the city after I thought I flagged it on Wildwinds - I got a phone call and when I got back the computer decided to go on the blink and I lost it: The first one should be easily identifiable but looks nothing like anything I have ever seen. The silvering is just bizarre - maybe celtic? Byantine? I thought the inscription was "ROMA" but it is not. Also there was a reference in the articles on this site to a link to a famous collection which must be out of copyright - the collection had some amazing plates of sestertii of Septimius Severus and family - including only third example I have ever seen of a Di Patrii reverse. But I can't find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I think the first coin is similar to this Rhoemetalkes I bronze: www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12005351 And the second is probably a bronze from Lamspakus, Mysia with a satyr head on the obverse (rotate the obverse in your photo 180 degrees) and a thyrus on the reverse. SNG France Mysia 1259 is an example of this coin type but their example has an off-center obverse and is incorrectly described as a panther head.
Perfect and so much appreciated - the first coin had no resemblance to anything I had ever seen and the second also had defeated all of my attempts at attribution.
