I think I can imagine it. There are forces in the archaeological community out to quash the private collecting of anything having to do with what...
Well, he certainly isn't alone in that.
Long day. Sorry it took so long. It looks like your coin is proper weight but the obverse is a Sabina type only rarely used and the reverse not...
Did you weigh it?
The accuracy and adequacy of the seller paperwork has an impact on how long customs will hold material. I buy regularly from two European...
Here's one from Samosata of his frau with a similar (but different) reverse [seller photo]: [ATTACH] Obv: CORN SALONINA AVG, Sal facing r....
It may not just be about focus. If you have variable aperture, take the shot at f11 or at least f8. At close focus the relief on a Roman coin...
Unusual topic, but timely for me. This one just arrived but here's the seller photo. Unfortunately, something nipped the lion. Chersonesos...
Very nice Balbinus, Pishpash. In my example of that coin the grip makes it look like the thumb of one of the "shakers" is being squeezed silly...
This court made no such error. It applied a principle of U.S. government the implications of which people from other nations may not quite...
That struck me about today's decision as well. If the coins had been bunched like uncleaned coins in a non-specific accumulation, they would most...
Cute quiz, for the point you wanted to make. But this reinforces my impression that so much more than portrait identification goes into the...
Yeah, I can relate. Same score. But for a guy who almost entirely handles Roman Imperial silver and late Roman bronze, I did about what I would...
A couple of hurry-up photos on the theme of this thread. Actually, if you follow BMC neither of these two is posthumous. The first is BMCRE 37...
It was sacrificed in the interest of toleration and inclusiveness on international venues where speakers have widely different skill levels in...
I have held off voting on the eye appeal factor because on my monitor frankjg's pic is too dark for me to make out much detail. It must just be...
Thank you. I would never have guessed it, but it's good to know.
Please forgive my ignorance, but may we be told which museum holds these treasures. I don't recognize the displays, even from the British Museum.
Hooray for Zumbly!! Great solution, my man! With creative impulse like that, did you once work for Thomas Edison? He liked to tickle his...
Have to? Well 'chose to' I'd say. But its done. No grousing from me, but a suggestion: break ties with a sudden death playoff. Here's a way:...
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