While it's less interesting to look at, there's some interesting stories about the metal itself, too. I don't know what proportion of coins were...
Studying a hoard is a lot of fun, and a rare opportunity. It would've been hard for me not to pass up buying the whole lot, even if the price was...
I considered whether the 'wreath' might be a degraded form of the sistrum, but I don't think so, since even in their worst forms they always have...
Fair point, I suppose that anything petroleum derived is technically organic. Perhaps ‘refined’ would’ve been a better terminology. It should be...
Still no exact ID, but I'm thinking Mesopotamia is on the right track. Carrhae Caracalla is close, but not an exact match (they are all laureate...
For someone without access to a lab to use more advanced techniques, I think that microcrystalline wax is a useful tool for preventing bronze...
A little late to the party, but I got one of these in a lot I purchased a couple months back and thought it was really neat. It's a bit lighter...
I think that auction's 'restoration professional' wishes theirs looked this good...
Posted this on FORVM a few weeks back and didn't get a response, so I'll give it a shot here. The portrait vaguely reminded me of Hadrian, but it...
I agree that it’s best to do nothing more. But I need to post some pictures later showing the results of targeted acid cleaning. It’s an involved...
I actually kinda like the red on these. Contrasts nicely with the yellow. Whatever it is, physical cleaning never works. Acids, such as lemon...
One of my mentor's spent a lot of time in the 1980s working in Middle Eastern countries doing numismatic research. According to him, most coin...
I made a comment. As of now, there are only 11 listed. I hope that more people in this community take the chance to add a comment, even if it is a...
Well, they’re pretty similar looking! I don’t know though... the fabric is all wrong, but at the same time it’d be an odd way of making a fake.
The flan doesn't look like the typical cast fakes I've seen. While the double edges are weird (and do remind me of Bing's coin), the roughly...
I received this coin today from a lot I purchased on eBay. I was planning to sell off the uninteresting ones and keep a couple that I liked, but...
I promise that the Severus Alexander is in a very loving home ;) It’s on my desk display presently. Having it in hand, it is among the last of...
Runner-ups Picking 10 favorite coins for a whole year is hard, and so I have to consider this list with a grain of salt. They’re definitely...
With finals, graduation, and the rush of Christmas, it’s been a busy past few weeks, so I’m cutting it close with this list. Narrowing it down to...
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