All beautiful, but my favorites are 1, 3, and 7. Impressive!
Nice! My own collection is sadly deficient in coins of the Gallic Empire.
All wonderful, but #s 1 (the obverse) and 2 (both sides!) are especially beautiful.
I have only two coins of Salonina, one Imperial and one Provincial. Salonina (wife of Gallienus), Billon Antoninianus, 257-258 AD, Cologne Mint....
Hollow!
It's considered ok to repair ancient pottery as long as the repairs are disclosed. Many pieces are assembled from fragments.
Nobody posts to it. It's pinned at the top.
My example of the same type: [ATTACH] Next, changing the subject, Drusus Minor or Drusus Major or the third Drusus (see below). Here's a Drusus...
You're very kind. But let's not forget @cmezner, among others!
Fascinating! 2 and 3 are my favorites.
It doesn't look tooled to me either. Like you, though, I always worry when I consider buying a Roman bronze in great condition that the details...
So many nice coins, it was really hard to choose! I picked #'s 1 (Titus), 2 (Ptolemy VI with Isis), and 8 (Edward I). (I still regret having to...
Great coins and write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix. I am disappointed, though, to find out that you look nothing at all like your avatar!
I was wondering exactly the same thing: just how old does a coin have to be before cleaning it becomes an acceptable practice and doesn't reduce...
Is it "transformative"? Is it "fair use"? Is it "appropriation art"? Could the tooler claim copyright in the new design as an independent work of...
Thanks to our moderators, including @lordmarcovan, for deleting the insulting post by that troll!
Were they all decorated like yours underneath the cloth/canvas covering, or only fancy ones used for parades and the like? I'm afraid my...
Thanks for your thoughts -- I like your artifacts! I agree that my portrait bust is unlikely to have been made for a single family or to portray a...
@zumbly, I think you and I have some similar tastes in ancient coins, and I love every single one on your list! But if I had to pick some as...
@kirispupis, I wish you and your family a quick and uneventful recovery. Some very nice coins to comfort you in the meantime!
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