Here is one of mine. There are loads of shiny Gordian's! This one, unfortunately, is not one of them.
[ATTACH] Here is a photo of the coin in full. I did not include in my original post. It appears to me that the curved bottom part of the letter...
Thanks for your help. A die-break explains it. Peter
Hi, Can someone please tell me what the last letter of the mint mark below is? [ATTACH] I have not attributed late roman coins for some time so...
Locating certain volumes of SNG Greece was proving to be elusive. I finally found them at a book store based in Athens called Andromeda Books:...
I was pleasantly surprised to see an unexpected package arrive from Leu Numismatik this week. In it was an impressive hardbound catalogue for...
I am saddened to learn this news and wish you and your family all the best. We lost a work colleague very recently and someone who I looked up to...
I agree with the first suggestion above which is to start off with Doug Smith's coin photography tips on his website. Probably the best website on...
I recently acquired this one. I do not mind the obverse being very off-centre. It adds character. I've only ever owned two. I parted with my first...
Thank you for your responses. The dealer confirmed my suspicions about the patina. They advised me that they use the word "surfaces" to describe...
Here are 3 Dealers which come to mind - in no particular order: CNG: I have seamless dealings with them. You bid, win or lose, get an auction...
Thank you for your opinions. The smell is different to renaissance wax, which I have used in the past for coins which I have cleaned from...
Hi Ed, why would the origin be the place of minting? I am not familiar with relevant laws but would it not make more sense to be the place it was...
Here is my bronze Otacilia Severa from Antioch. Despite the fair degree of wear it still presents well over all. It must have looked amazing when...
[ATTACH] Hi All, I bought this Nero dupondius recently at auction. The dealer advertised it as having "green surfaces" though in their photos...
Julius, what an amazing portrait! Here is my tetradrachm of Otho. It is very similar to Doug's only that the wear makes him look like a cartoon...
Both are photos of the same coin. I agree with the suggestion above that the seller accidentally relisted the same coin. It has happened to me...
I do not believe anything from Antioch can be considered a random or useless purchase! "Struck in Antioch" is to roman coins what "made in Italy"...
I have seen this video. Unbelievable. However I could not find photos of this finished coins. I wonder what % of them were attributable vs....
It sounds contradictory but its truly reflective of my experience as I recall it, which is purely subjective! I would find what I considered...
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