@> T.I.F. (As per the quoted legend - which doesn't appear on the coin.)
@> Greg, I can't marry the quoted legend to the coin. It looks like Domitian to me. (But don't take my word for it.)
My other Gordian III's [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I use 'Open Office' (free) and I place both photos (side by side) on a document page and the I 'crop' the resulting image using "Ashampoo Snap"...
@>Doug By doing this you have lowered the light 'glare' and introduced more colour. Your 'result' is more like the coin 'in hand' than mine,...
#3 has a 'character' that appeals to me more than the other two.
@>TIF You are absolutely right so I use a 'flouro' light box ($51.50 eBay) for my bronze coins and I shoot through the hole in the top, (Having...
I have a Canon PowerShot SX200iS ($70 second-hand, eBay), mounted on a camera stand ($14 eBay). The lamp is a battery/mains powered LED 'ring'...
I already have a couple of Gordian III's (don't we all) but the expression on this one's face was so 'innocent', it drew me in. Gordian III, AR...
The 'Salamander' post. (Grew legs and walked.):) Great coins - all. Any more? I'm out. @> Bing. Is that a little 'puppy' running around under the...
Hey, Steve. I'll see your Greek Philip and 'raise' you one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I missed it.
Doug, does that mean that this sestertius is of the same type, too? [ATTACH]
Thank-you, everyone, for your nice comments. Well said, Doug, and if you wouldn't (and no-one else would), then I won't, either. Great coins,...
I recently purchased this Philip II because I liked it. I believe it to be Philip II (Young Prince) AR Antoninianus. 245 AD. Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS...
Nice coin Bing. I like your write-up, too. Much easier to read than the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.(Lol) Can you tell me if the introduction of the...
Many happy returns of the day, Alegandron. I apologize for my tardiness, but the latest Microsoft 'updates' have 'killed' my computer and while...
Thank-you, people. I went ahead and bought it. (Photos when it arrives.)
I do not know if I am looking at (yet another) silver Antoninianus where the top layer of silver is peeling off or whether I am looking at a...
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