Medieval And Roman Coin? Not Sure

I think the first coin is probably a Tetricus I radiate, and the second looks a lot like a Hungarian denar but I'm a little confused by the color.

I agree, close-up photos (preferably outside the 2x2) would really help here.


Note: if you already have high-resolution versions of the original photos and aren't using a phone, you can crop and (mostly) reorient them on the (deprecated) CCF Image Optimizer, which is much more convenient for newbies than the currently suggested cropping tools.

There was a copper poltura with similar design, but I think it was larger than this coin.

Also, Hungarian denars were commonly counterfeited in base metals, so this is a possibility.

Oooh... good call. You think it might be a bishop-saint holding a crozier rather than a madonna? If that's the Visconti/Sforza serpent in the top photo, it would place it in Milan.

Edit: OK, I couldn;t get it blown up, but after rotating it, I think I convinced myself the top photo is indeed something like a coat of arms that typically shows up on Hungarian (pr Austro-Hungarian) coins.


I recall seeing this on some Hapsburg possessions in Italy, 18th century coins (is that what you were thinking?). According to my calculations, it's quite small, about 14 mm.

I think you're correct. I was leaning towards Sforza and the modern-looking letters on the obverse, but the mint letters to each side are more typical of Hungarian. I'll take a look through CNH & see if anything looks similar.