Help on Some Cut Ancients

Hi All,
I picked these up recently. My son wanted them. I don't collect ancients, but these have picked my curiosity.
Any help on IDing these would be most appreciated. Plus, could someone suggest a few books on collecting ancients for beginners?
Thx,
Joe

4.8 grams, 23.0 mm, 2.6 mm



1.2 grams, 16.0 mm, 1.8 mm

 

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I don't collect them, but the second coin looks like a Jewish coin, Lepton or Prutah I think. The first coin is going to be hard to be certain since half the coin is gone, but I would say first century AD Roman Imperial.

 

I think the first is Antioch.

 

Yes, the first is an issue of Antioch, but without the face of the bust and any inscriptions, it's impossible to narrow it further.