No great shakes here - a common coin. I'm sure you all have pockets full of them. But I liked the sharp detail on the reverse, and the glossy dark green patina is always attractive. I find that kind of patina difficult to photograph, though - too much reflection. I need to experiment with some more diffuse lighting. RIC records a number of different reverse legend breaks on these. I think mine is the most common for Cyzikus. Does anyone have coins with MIL-ITVM or MILI-TVM?
Cool coin! I only havr a few examples from this time period. Youve gotten quite a number of nice coins lately.
I actually dont own any of him. Not on my want list but this OP coin would be welcome mainly for the patina.
A better image. My preferred method of photography is sunlight, with a couple of LED's for highlights. I've got a nice little portable copy stand I can take outside. Unfortunately there hasn't been much sun in these parts lately, but today it's beautiful out - for some reason, nothing makes a coin look as bright and cheery as sunlight.
Beautiful picture! Does it show the saturation of the green accurately or is the coin more/less intense in color? The killer for most artificial lights is a discontinuous spectrum. Even the best bulbs have gaps or uneven spikes at some colors. The best are much better than others and cost a lot more. Some sellers list a CRI value (the higher the better) for their products in addition to a color balance (daylight or 5500K). Part of me wants to move my coin photo rig out of its current home in a closet to a place of honor by the living room window but the number of 'good' days and the potential for comments by my wife make me say my lights will do for most coins.
