Good tutorial TIF. So easy even I could follow it! :p
You can really see the difference on that first coin in particular. The second photo really highlights the sandy patina. Good job Icerain!
Nice one Steve! I like the toning. Arcadius' eyes appear droopy and glazed over, couple that with those groovy flow lines on the reverse and...
It looks very clean, well centered and struck with almost too much detail to be authentic. The edges look modern, too clean and almost perfectly...
A couple more. Constantine I; 320-321 AD Bronze AE3; Siscia Mint; 19mm/3.1g OBV: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right REV: DN CONSTANTINI MAX...
Nice wreath coins all! I've got a couple to add. Augustus/Octavian; 25 BC AE As 27mm/9.4 g Cyprus Mint, (Provincial) OBV; CAESAR, bare head of...
Nice pickup Steve! That laureate head of Zeus ROCKS!!! Very nice portrait.
My first stab though after a cursory look though: #1 & #3 are Galerius. #6 is Maximinus II. Jury still out on the other 3.
Oh man, a quiz! :eek: I'm going to have to do some research...using this link a friend posted last week....
Nice coin Martin! That reverse is exceptionally sweet. I've got several Galerius coins, mostly coins that were mis-attributed as Maximinus I and...
Nice bit of detective work Z-Man. Well done!
As a new buyer, I'd recommend you drive to a local coin shop if you have one near by. Buy your first Morgan Dollar there. Get a common date, you...
Funny that when I look at US coins now; especially in the SLQ, I definitely see the influence of Greek and Roman coins on US coinage. A lady...
And a couple coins that spoke to me from my US coin collecting days. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That gold stater is stunning AJ. Here's a coin that spoke to me since I started collecting ancients. Augustus; 22-30 AD (minted under...
You know I love you VK! I just couldn't resist. :D
Nice coins! I notice this thread has been favoring world coins since the World/Ancient split last year. Let's get some more ancients back in...
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Thanks for the link Doug. Very helpful. I still need to make it up your way for a show. There's a good one down here in VA Beach next month.
Nice additions VK. Love that C2G.
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