You are off to a very good start and trying to ID coins, totally awesome!! Roman Imperial coinage is one of the easiest to attribute and learn,...
I'm getting these coins from the same dealer and he has a large selection of coins from the Antioch mint and a great deal of sand patina coins.
I thought the eye looked out of place and the scraping marks around the bust portrait. But definitely harsh cleaning. I think that if cleaned...
And here is a preview of some coins that I will be receiving later, maybe in a week or two. Trying to save a little on postage by getting a bunch...
[ATTACH] Orbiana Denarius, 225-227 AD, 2.4g, 17.0mm OBV: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, Diademed & draped bust right REV: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia...
[ATTACH] Roman Imperial, Aurelian-Vabalathus (268-272 AD), AE Antoninianus, Antioch mint, 3.17g, 22.4g, 5h OBV: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate,...
[ATTACH] I've tried really hard to find an ID to this coin but failed miserably. I'm wondering if any of you guys have an idea. I have shown...
Happy Birthday, my friend!! Another year gone by, and another day. lol Kind of seems like that to me lately. I don't have any coins to post right...
That's funny. Haha. Actually, this blower is very easy to use. Knowing when to use it and when not to is the tricky part.
You have got to be kidding me. lol That's just way too much pressure, I think. But you never know what will work and what won't. Although, I...
Unfortunately, it did not have a cord for a USB connection but it does have a port for it. I have other devices that use CF cards so I thought I'd...
I certainly will but I can't until I get a CF card reader. Which could be next month.
I think it's probably over doing it a bit for 500 PSI. My goal is to use a low powered unit to prevent the coin from being sand blasted. It could...
Sometimes you need to use oils to clean coins and I definitely have used oil on coins before. Although, keep in mind that those oils are very...
I'm learning to clean like most people are but the thing is that I'm trying to move away from chemicals unless I have no other choice and there...
Well, actually more like gases but still. Here is a Wikipedia article about air cans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_duster
[ATTACH] It might be premature but I have a new to me technique for cleaning ancient coins and can be used in conjunction with other techniques...
With all the years of ancient coin collecting experience here, you just can't lose.
I was thinking about posting some bling, but I changed my mind and decided to post this wish coin from Acragas. This is one of my most favorite...
I go in spurts, either I read everything or nothing at all when I ain't posting much. I am also a general collector but have more Roman coins than...
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