If authentic (and they look to be) I believe these are billon tetradrachmas Roman Colonial coins. The second one appears to be c. 69 AD as it has the bust of Nero on one side, and on the other side that could be Vespasian (or maybe even Galba or Otho who would be scarcer emperors). The first one has the head of Zeus so maybe that was struck before the Roman emperors, not sure.
Hey, I thought you were a paper guy! I think I got the obverses and reverses properly matched in my mind. Both coins are in Curtis.
These are tetradrachm from the Alexandria mint in Egypt. The top coin appears to be of Vespesian, year 1 (see the "L A" at 5 oclock on the obverse) or about 69-70 AD. The reverse is Nike/Victory. Here's the coin in Wildwinds: linkyreverse
The bottom one is Nero, looks undated with a reverse of Zeus Olympios. WW link of a dated coin: nero
Both appear to be well toned and in nice condition for the series, but will leave it to someone else to price (altho I might be interested in the Vespasian if you're selling - a shameless plug).
Pretty coins in any case.
edited to add:I initially thought the top coin was Titus too, but the legend matches that provided by Curtis. The Nike reverse is also not indicated for Titus.
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These are tetradrachm from the Alexandria mint in Egypt. The top coin appears to be of Vespesian, year 1 (see the "L A" at 5 oclock on the obverse) or about 69-70 AD. The reverse is Nike/Victory. Here's the coin in Wildwinds: linky reverse
The bottom one is Nero, looks undated with a reverse of Zeus Olympios. WW link of a dated coin: nero
Both appear to be well toned and in nice condition for the series, but will leave it to someone else to price (altho I might be interested in the Vespasian if you're selling - a shameless plug).
Pretty coins in any case.
edited to add:I initially thought the top coin was Titus too, but the legend matches that provided by Curtis. The Nike reverse is also not indicated for Titus.
I might have a note for you... it's common but the condition is superb. anyway....
Yeah... I am a paper guy but I got a handful of these coins in a paper deal.
The first guy I showed these coins to in Baltimore authenticated them but wouldn't make an offer.
Kept asking me what I wanted... obviously I have no basis to make a rational ask.
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