[Ancient coin identification.]

Thanks for the quick response Peckris.

What may appear to be a D or an R at the beginning of the reverse legend on the first coin is merely a line making up part of the central design motif.

The legend reads: A /Greek letter sigma/I. Then: K/A/W.

Hopefully this might help nailing it down to a particular time frame/mint.

Funnily enough; my wife, who is a professional classicist, can't make much sense of this legend.

[Ancient coin identification.]

Hello all.

I'm new to the forum, and this is my first post.

Although the main focus of my collecting is English copper and silver C16th-19th I do also have a tray of ancient coins. All but three of these I have identified and noted. I'm uploading photos of the three mystery coins here in the hope that some of you may be able to identify them for me.

Copper 1: 19mm / 6.2g. All detail is in high relief and looks much better in the hand than it does in my rather poor photo.

Copper 2: 21mm / 8.6g. The bust looks not unlike that on a silver Ptolemy drachm I have. There are a couple of rows of vertical script on the reverse arranged either side of a standing figure.

Silver: 17mm / 3.9g. Conjoined busts on the obverse, a rider on horseback on the reverse. There may also be a small inscription below.

Thank you for looking.