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I got these 2 small coins from an antique store in the Seattle area and I’m pretty sure they said they were Roman. I have no idea if that’s correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The roundish one is about the size of a US dime and the triangle one has its corners a little less than that. They seem quite small.

Edit 1: On the first one, I think the suggestion for India and Mughal is the right direction considering these coins look very similar: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/madurai_dynasty-1.html https://rareindiancoins.com/home/1052-shah-alam-ii-falus-copper-coin-mughal-empire-coinage.html

Edit 2: Then again, could the first coin be a pirate coin? The thickness and design could be cut weirdly like this: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/numiscorner/239/product/coin_spain_philip_iv_2_maravedis_1658__copper/1323544/Default.aspx

  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Thanks for taking the time to check, I really appreciate it. On the second coin, are they wearing dragon masks and wings on the one side? I couldn’t figure out if that was a thing or not. When I just put coin and dragon in search, nothing similar came up at all. I’ll start researching with the info you already gave me. Again, I really appreciate you looking.

    • EvilCartyen@lemmy.worldM
      2·
      11 months ago

      The obverse (front) reminds me a little bit of this coin, with three emperors standing. But I don’t see the usual M-reverse, I don’t really know if it’s a match.

      • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        It is similar though, it might be from that same time period at least and it’s a great start.