Wonderful coin Roman Collector...and a really nice photograph. Here is my (much, much,) more humble example.... It's one of my favorites. [ATTACH]
Forget Shark Week!!! [ATTACH] Here we go!!! [ATTACH]
They are beautiful .. Thank you for posting.. it is a pleasure just to view them
Yep - this snake is not a stowaway.. this snake is OWNING this ship! [ATTACH] I would give it the right of way on the ancient seas................
ominus1 - you are always so positive - thank you! I know I am new and not breaking any new ground in any way. But I am appreciative of your...
I get to resurrect my favorite thread! AWESOME!! I present to you the ancient version of: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Tag says: Domitian -Smyrnia,...
Great post.. I do love the imagery on these coins and variations make them even more interesting. [ATTACH]
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I would wait for the experts to weigh in.. if it was me I would just soak it in distilled water and see if it just wipes off. Needless to say...
I would think there are copyright issues?
At the beginning of the year (just a couple of months into my new ancient coin collecting hobby) I picked up a small, lower end bronze Alexander...
Nice job!!
Excellent - thank you. I will correct the attribution. I prefer your non-silvered example ..
THAT is a wonderful portrait!
I agree on the neck beard .. try RIC 159 ...there are a few variants.
Yep they were in that range.. pick your poison!
Is it preferred practice to create a new thread for new coins you have acquired or to resurrect older threads that refer to the same ruler, etc?...
Doug's explanation seems to make the most sense.. turning the coin upside down corrects the "SC" error and the legend is aligned. [ATTACH] Makes...
Very interesting Britannia. One of our members has an excellent website with lots of information on the VOTA coin type.. you should have a look:...
You can really go down a rabbit hole with these... so many variations .. here is a view of some reverses just for the "phoenix" type reverse:...
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