Need help identifying two buttons

[CoilyGirl]

Per usual these are two random buttons that were received in a box of relics. The first one feels like it is pewter button and looks like it possibly depicts a Roman figure but cannot be too sure.The back of the button is fairly pitted and the shank is nice and complete. The second button seems to me like it is not very old and also rusts up a bit every time we clean it so it makes me think its a cheaper quality of material.in looking again at the first button the figure almost looks American Indian but I'm not sure and would like to know what y'all think.

 

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[taz42o]

Are those sharks around the edge of the first button?
and some writing by the chin of the bust, maybe Greek?

 

[Mackaydon]

They're dolphins and the lady is Arethusa patterned after a Greek Sicilian coin of the 5th century--- like this:
http://www.coinarchives.com/263d8ee4d89893ae9d7a8662baa24075/img/ponterio/172/image11554.jpg
Don........

 

[CoilyGirl]

They're dolphins and the lady is Arethusa patterned after a Greek Sicilian coin of the 5th century--- like this:
http://www.coinarchives.com/263d8ee4d89893ae9d7a8662baa24075/img/ponterio/172/image11554.jpg
Don........

Thanks for your reply,so fascinating! I'm sure they're not period but its always nice to find out what a coin was patterned after.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, a very modern fashion coin copy button.

Does the other one have a squared off shank?

 

[CoilyGirl]

Yeap, a very modern fashion coin copy button.

Does the other one have a squared off shank?

No it's rounded and definitely looks machine made.

 

[CRUSADER]

No it's rounded and definitely looks machine made.

OK, not what I hoped, but probably late 20th C