2 Coins I Found On The Sidewalk, Want To Identify

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burgertown New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:03 pm Hello, I recently found two coins on the sidewalk, and while I try to locate their owner by posting signs, I'm interested in learning what they are. The one with the cross one is about the size of an American quarter, and the darker one is about the size of an American penny. The images are hard to decipher. I found one online reference to the one that seems to feature a cross, but the odd thing is that the reference image I found is a contemporary pendant "inspired" by the coin it describes. Anything else with relevant keywords returns ancient results that are distinct from the one I found. Can anyone knowledgeable and kind enough to take a look tell give me any clues to their identification? Thanks so much. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:07 pm You found these in the US? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
burgertown New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:32 pm Yes, I found them in the US. I'm assuming they were a souvenir from a trip someone took. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:36 pm Welcome. See this for the first one: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...=usd&order=0 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:44 pm What kind of sidewalk were you walking around on? The top one is from 11th Century Byzantine Empire I think. Here is a link to a slightly clearer example: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7439167 Added: @bob beat me on this one! Added more: could the other one be Ancient Rome? That looks a bit like VOC over the central design element. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:47 pm Here's the bottom one reoriented for anyone who may want to take a stab at it. Report this Post to the Staff
burgertown New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 8:28 pm Thank you Coinfrog, Bob L, and Spence all for your warm welcomes and informative responses. I assume they are not very valuable, like maybe about $20 each given their condition, but I'm trying my best to locate their owner, because I suspect they might have been lost by a child bringing a souvenir to school for show-and-tell, and I feel sad to think they might be missing them (or worse, in trouble for losing them). Report this Post to the Staff
burgertown New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 8:43 pm Spence, I was walking my kids to school on a normal urban sidewalk. I just happened to spot them in a plastic sleeve on top of a pile of leaves that was slowly being washed toward the storm drain in a heavy rain (which is why my head was down). One can find all sorts of weird and valuable things on NYC sidewalks if eyes are kept open for anything incongruent. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 9:19 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 10:45 am the second looks like this Report this Post to the Staff
burgertown New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 4:21 pm Thanks everyone for your kind and insightful replies! Report this Post to the Staff
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