I have a sestertius of Julia Mamaea (RIC-701) that I believe is a die match to the specimen at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1982.613). What do you think? Is this worth mentioning when it comes time to sell the coin? My coin: See below. In an effort to edit it with a better quality photo, I erased the original. Sorry. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts coin:
They do look like a die match. I had to really look closely since your coin has some circulation wear, and also appears to have been struck later in the life of the dies than the MFA coin. It's the sort of thing I would certainly mention if I were selling the coin, because I always find die matches interesting. Whether that adds a premium to the coin depends on the buyer. Personally I wouldn't pay more for it because of the match, but someone else might. That's a lovely sestertius btw, and I mean your coin. (The MFA coin ain't chopped liver either.)
I'd certainly mention it. It would not add any significant value for me either, but if I were considering the purchase it might make me consider your piece over a similar piece, all other things being equal.
Does anyone know how to move the photo of my coin to its original location now that I tried to replace it (unsuccessfully) with a better photo?
To edit a post and change an image(or add a new one) you want to click "Edit", then on the popup click "More Options" which should take you to a page that will allow you to delete the old image and upload a new one.
You will probably need to overlay images using PhotoShop or something to be certain, but it really looks like you might have an obv/rev die match. I have looked at this for 20 minutes. JA is correct that the wear makes it tougher to see, but it looks like a match to me. If so, I would add it to the attribution. I personally like that stuff and sometimes pay more for it.
Try changing the name of the new file. If you delete the original and then upload a new image with the same name. the software will not replace what it had. I regularly come back from a show and shoot a photo to share here. The next day when I take more time and get a better image I want to upgrade the photo but the software here does not support doing that easily. The best way is just to add a new photo and admit you are a work in progress. I suppose close to half of my photos get updated in my files but few get posted here until the subject comes up again (often not a long wait).
