I personally think it's amazing you bought a 300 BC coin in that condition for $3! I tend to over spend when I start collecting stuff, figure out...
As for the Islamic coin, I have been looking at Arakan (including India) coins which I believe are Islamic, and they give me the strongest...
Thanks. Generally I'm not very sociable but I have tempted posting elsewhere on this forum.
Not that I would ever do it, but do people ever round out the coins by trimming off the edges? I'd prefer it to have large chunks than to remove...
Also, thanks for showing me all these Alexander the Greats. It's nice to know I'm in company here with the beat up ones.
The Claudius Gothicus one is not the first one, he has a long slender neck which matches the second one. I should have had the image rotated 90...
I did go over the website people have been linking but I see why you guys can't assist until I get a look at the back detail: there are simply far...
Just to clarify, my response to this post said 'So' and nothing else. I typed up a response something along the lines of "So you are sure there...
I did see videos of some wet cleaning done to the coins, and then they bake the coin at 130 C for 30 minutes to dry it. Wouldn't that heat damage...
I am not interested in Islamic either, if it is. If it is pre-Islamic, I might be interested in keeping it since there is so much history in the...
I must admit the patina is growing on me. I will take more photos when it arrives and show you guys if it reveals more of the letters under...
Thanks for the optimism. I think I'll try and collect coins until I get them replaced by better condition ones, then I might sell. If the second...
I thought it might be financially better to buy coins like this. They worked out to about $1.35 AUD per coin (but many are going to be worthless,...
Thank you everyone for the welcomes and advice. I will follow up on your leads.
Hello. Ancient coins are one of many hobbies I have tried starting up over the last year as I am going through a rough period. I am getting into...
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