Old coins from Israel.

[Fyrguy86]

An old buddy asked me to post these. They were found in Israel. He has no other info. Anybody have any ideas on what they are and value? The first is about the size of a nickel. The other is dime size. Thanks y'all.

 

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[DCMatt]

#1 is close to this but not exactly:

Diocletian AE antoninianus. Heraclea, AD 291. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Diocletian. Delta between them.

DCMatt

 

[DCMatt]

Can't make much out of the second coin. Can you get better pics? In natural light on a dark background?

DCMatt

 

[Silver Searcher]

The first one looks very much like a Roman coin of Maximianus, there are lots of reverse types similar that one, so it would need a little cleaning to determin which one it could be. The second image is not quite good enough for a ID...for me anyway.

Edit...actually looking at it again I agree with Matt on it being Diocletian.

SS

 

[Frankyg]

Struggling with this one! I think it may be a coin of the Emperor Aurelian (270-275BC)

 

[Mackaydon]

Getting a clearer pic of the mint mark in the exergue might also help in the first coin's ID.
Don...

 

[Fyrguy86]

Thanks y'all. I will get with him this week and try to re-take better photos.

 

[CRUSADER]

Dads stuff:

As already correctly ID’d by DCMatt and SS the first coin is a Billon Antoninianus of Diocletian AD293-4 with the Obverse being a Radiate and draped bust right showing legend IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG and a Reverse of CONCORDIA MILITVM showing Diocletian receiving Victory on a globe from Jupiter. Mint mark is not visible (normally a XXI) with letters in the field denoting actual mint officina. This Obverse legend type was produced by the Cyzicus mint who had officinae letters A-S (=1-6). The letter below Victory could be an A for the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Officinae part of the Mint. Book value is VF $15 and EF $40 in Sears Vol IV 2011 edition.
The second coin is the SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type. That puts it in the date range of AD310-318 and any emperor recognised in those days. The obverse has IMP………..PF AVG and looks very like CONSTANTINE I. Again this type is a very common Roman Follis coin and in fact one has just been ID’d for Recondigger under his title Old Roman Coin.