robinjojo, The wax treatment did improve the coins appearance :happy:, but "you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear" :p.
Is there a link between the concept of Homoneia as seen on archaic Greek coinage & the goddess Homonoia as seen on Roman provincial coinage like...
This magnificent coin gives a whole new meaning to "high relief" :jawdrop:!
I don't know if this video has been posted yet, but if anyone missed it, it's worth watching, see the link below. The narrator makes it clear he's...
James, You're right on, that's an excellent article with a wealth of info ;). I had a copy of it in my data base :D. Early this year I sprung &...
h.w.earl, You need to explore some outdoor activities & break away from coins for awhile :smuggrin:.
[ATTACH] Trinovantes & Catuvellauni, Cunobelin. AD 10-43, Camulodunum Mint. AV Stater: 5.42 gm, 18 mm, 12 h. ABC 2786, Van Arsdell 2010-1. Ex CNG...
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Ditto on this example too :smuggrin:. [ATTACH]
Steve, I'm no guru but I can boast a nice collection of select Roman provincial Tets & Diocletian era folles :D. I've been a serious coin...
Mike, I think the grade is accurate & very conservative, so it might stretch to VG+. When you click the lower image for enlargement polishing...
Steve, It looks like you made a great score :D! The portrait is finely engraved & the lettering is of exceptional quality for a Roman provincial coin.
medoraman, Excellent article & fascinating token :D! These tokens must have been important souvenirs/mementos for pilgrims of modest means...
The older portraits from the Ptolemaic Kingdom are worthy of praise too :D. I sold the Tet pictured below a long time ago. [ATTACH] Ptolemy VI,...
Pavlos, The coins of Philetairos definitely represent a high point in Hellenistic portraiture :D. The Stephanophoric Tetradrachms of the late...
P.M., This is an interesting thread :happy:. "Common" doesn't necessarily mean inexpensive o_O. One of the most common coins in all of antiquity...
Ocat, another interesting article with excellent illustrations :happy:! The RR denarius pictured below gives another view of the "Founding of...
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For comparison, Hrefn solidus & a Phocus solidus from my collection. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Phocus, AD 602-610, Constantinople Mint, 5th Officina. AV...
Hrefn I agree with VGO.DVCKS, that coin screams barbarian. Your other 2 coins are gems, especially the Lugdunum solidus depicting Julian :D! The...
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