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It's a 2400+ year old silver coin from Sicily.

Full attribution:

SICILY, Selinos
Circa 410 BCE
AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h
Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head, extending her left hand to touch coiled serpent before her; selinon leaf above
Rev: man-faced bull standing right; ΣEΛINONTIOΣ above; in exergue, fish right
Ref: HGC 2, 1229; SNG ANS 711–2 var. (ethnic); SNG Ashmolean 1904–5; SNG Lloyd 1270 var. (same); Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 6. Good VF, dark iridescent tone, some porosity. Rare.
ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich;
ex Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 404;
ex Athos Moretti collection, #482, unpublished manuscript.

 

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A favorite of mine. Stolen in a burglary and recovered.

British Historical Medals, George I and James III, The South Sea Bubble (Appeal against the House of Hannover), Silver Medal (50 mm, 51 gm.) 1721, by O. Hamerani EF Rare
Obv: VNICA SALVS, Bust of the Pretender James III right,
Rev: QVID GRAVIVS CAPTA, Britannia seated weeps as the Horse of Hanover tramples on the Lion and Unicorn, behind a family escape with a few possessions, view of the City of London in the distance
Eimer 493. A few small marks, some patches of dark toning, otherwise EF. Rare

 

Not my best coin photo but just a photo I took today.

 

EXIF info?

 

Nikon D5200 with Tripod, standard lens

 

F/stop......ISO?

 

I was in a rush and just did auto

 

Great thread and fantastic photography from all!

Out of respect for you artists I won't torment folks with my smartphone pics......

 

Thanks for the techno data on this gem!!

 

Good to hear of its recovery! Might make an interesting story here, I am curious?

 

A few of ya all have multiple posts, which I now applaud. The images are great, and I suspect that they are somewhat "protected" here on this forum. I add one more below, shot through the US Mint's airtite, Using a Nikon CoolPix L6. On a tripod, with two incandescent lamps on opposite sides. These very "flashy" gems are sometimes a challenge to capture. Image shot at 1/20 sec. ISO 200 Fstop 4.9, 0 EV focal length 17 mm. These little point and shot cameras - the Canon PowerShots, and the little Nikons can really deliver if properly set up. No need for a $2000 dollar SLR (but one would be nice .). I anticipate more great images, I am also impressed with the quality Coin Talk members are capable of! I mean it -- great shots! Thank you. Keep em coming!!! This thread will stun any visitor to this forum!
Gary in Washington

 

I think this one is my best. Taken with a Nikon D3200 on a copy stand using a technique of bouncing light off the walls that Doug shared a while back


Roman Republic AR denarius(19.18mm, 3.45g). Pinarius Natta, moneyer, 155 BC. Head of Roma right in winged helmet, X (mark of value) behind/Victory in galloping biga right, holding whip and reins, NAT below horses, ROMA on tablet in exergue. Crawford 200/1; Pinaria 2; Sydenham 382

 

Smartphone pic:


It can be done!

 

You should have said it was a Nikon like everyone else

 

I am impressed!

 

Thank you! Though, I'm sure you wouldn't be as impressed if you knew how long it took...

 

Nice shot, and work with Photoscape!

 

Nikon D810 with 60mm micro, ISO 64, f9, 1/50s, shot RAW, focus-stacked with Helicon Focus for maximum detail.