I am assuming that these two bronze coins are from the same place, despite the fact that the obverse busts are different and face different directions. They look like they might depict goats on the reverse. Both Ainos, in Thrace, and Paros, in the Cyclades, issued coins with goats on the reverse, but I can't find any record of either place issuing coins this small. Both coins came in the same bulk lot of Greek bronze coins, many of which originated in Thrace or Mysia. Here's the first, with Apollo(?) on the obverse--8.7 mm, 0.6 g: I'd like to make out AINI above the reverse figure, but that's probably just wishful thinking. Here's the second--10.0 mm, 1.1 g: Anyone have any suggestions?
Not sure that's a goat on the reverse of the first one. I have a couple of Paros coins, and the depictions of the goats don't show such a large, rounded flank at the rear of the animal. Interesting suggestion from otlichnik about Janus on the second one; my only question would be the angle of the neck. Good luck, they are definitely interesting coins!
I think you are probably on the right track with Thrace and goat, I'll suggest Hera for portrait and ΑΙΓO as the lettering you are seeing? e.g. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5064206 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5994636 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1659869
My first thought was that it was a horse, but nothing close turned up. So that's why I thought it might be a goat.
I'd thought about Aegospotamoi, but I checked Wildwinds, and neither of the two coins on that site were anything close to mine. The examples that you linked to are much more similar and much closer in size. If part of the lettering is off the left side of the flan, then maybe I can fit the letters above the goat into the inscription. I think I'm much closer to nailing these down now. Thanks, Sulla80! And thanks to everyone else who wrote, too.
