The club of Herakles is a common fixture on the reverse of Roman provincial coins from the city of Caeserea in Cappadocia (present day Kayseri,...
Yep! I think it took me a couple of hours to clean in total. That owl turned out great!
I received this Cappadocian drachm of Nero in the mail today and, not having much of an investment in the coin, figured I'd take a stab at freeing...
Thanks for sharing your article! These are all good points - one should definitely pay attention to product reviews since the quality of just...
Here's a simple and cheap photography setup that allows me to take shadowless coin photos quickly with my cell phone. I will occasionally use my...
Thanks for the write up! I've heard the Scythians were able to fire their bows accurately from horseback at full gallop. I imagine they were able...
Nice upgrade! I'd take a hefty drachm over a potin tetradrachm any day. The fact that your coin has a nice depiction of the Pharos is a double...
I think we can add every coin from Leu Numismatik Part 1 (from yesterday) to the crazy prices list :)
Nice score! The Flavian issues from this mint seem to have excellent style generally. I have a number of examples with the Mount Argaeus reverse....
Here's a tetras from Kamarina in Sicily, 420-405 BC, with Athena on the obverse. [IMG]
That Augustan cistophorus is a beauty - congrats!
They should, if they're worth their salt as a dealer. In my opinion the matching flan characteristics are irrefutable proof that they are cast fakes.
Here are some macro photography ideas that come to mind: Flan characteristics or features that provide evidence of how they were made (center...
It's actually a relief to stamp out a fake in my collection. I've emailed the auction house for a refund. We will see what they say. Thanks again!
Ah ha! You're right. Even the cracks in the flan match up with the fakes in the links. Thanks for your help identifying this imposter!
I've been racking my brain trying to date and attribute this coin struck in Roman Egypt under Antoninus Pius and thought I'd throw out an S.O.S....
Incredible group of coins. They're all beautiful, but my two personal favorites are the Pantikapaion stater and Antigonos Doson tetradrachm. Both...
Amazing group of coins! Congrats on a great year of collecting!
I love large coins and mythological animals, so this one was hard to resist! Thanks! He does indeed!
Great group of coins! I really like that Pamphylian AE23 and the AE 16 from Teos.
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