Board was slow today, thought I'd show one I havent shared before, it doeasnt look great but the patina is nice, and its surprisingly heavy.:high5: Severus Alexander AE26 of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Year 4 = 225 AD. AV K CEOV ALEXANPOC, laureate head right / MHTPOP KAICAP, Mt. Argaeus on a garlanded altar. surmounted by wreath, ETD in ex.
Nice Randy. And here's what orichalcium looks like all cleaned up. AE28 Elagabalus. http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o81/blauvelt407/GEDC1473.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o81/blauvelt407/GEDC1472.jpg
No the hole doesn't go through it. They're dimpled. Put on durring the minting process. Off to bed now. Talk more about it tomorrow.
no, it is just how they made it when minted.. I belive these holes are actually in the coin before they are made....I still have yet to read about why they are there though. stainless
I have a provincial who's dimples are offset to eachother from obverse to reverse. This would not have worked on a lathe. I like the idea of a point being added to the die to help center the strike.
First of all, keep your patina on your coin intact. Secondly, I believe the hole or dimple is used for centering.
"I believe the hole or dimple is used for centering" Do you mean centering the die? Or the flan for some lathe work As these photos would support. http://projectdimple.ancientcoins.biz/
Great link! I believe the Ptolemaic coins were worked on with a lathe. Take a look at this one too - shows signs of work on the edges, IMO: (The coin has been badly cropped too - that work on the edges is done by yours truly)
and I'll just post this one here instead of making another topic got this today, not the best scane, I'll try and make a better one. and now I'm poor
I belive its this: Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; dolphin before, PO below throne. not sure though.
