Nemo, the Maximinus I denarius is a gem! The over-sized planchet & strong strike with a great portrait make it special. The group photo is...
Aestimare, many thanks for the great research!
Silverlock, in essence smoothing & tooling are the same thing; removal of a coins surface to enhance its appearance.
Roman Collector, that's a gorgeous stater from Nomos & an interesting explanation of the snakes seen on so many depictions of Athena/Minerva.
I agree with IdesOfMarch, the term "smoothing" is used very loosely by coin retailers instead of "tooling" because it appears less harsh & makes...
I wasn't sure where to post this thread but Ancient Coins seemed to be the best place. Many years ago I bought this medal at a Johnson & Jensen...
This is my favorite Philip II portrait as Augustus, on a Antioch, Syria tet., 13.37 gm. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bing, nice photos with interesting style contrast.
These photos are an improvement.
ancient coin hunter, that's the 1st time I've seen a captive at his feet for the coin type. Interesting reverse design that must be a scarce type.
Love that Ptolemaic bronze!
Wow!, that solidus looks like a FDC, & 4.58 gm is heavy too.
spirityoda, if you like this type of coin look for a better one. The coin pictured has been over-cleaned & the obverse is way off centered. The...
randygeki, just out of curiosity, what does the coin weigh?
Gallienus, I put a year 3 Jewish Shekel in a Heritage auction 6 years ago that had traces of horn silver on it, mostly on the edge of the coin,...
TheRed, interesting hypothesis.....
The frightening thing about this post is there were 50 bids on this fake!!!
galba68, nice haul. Us collectors in the USA can only envy your fruitful opportunities.
ancient coin hunter, lovely coin & fascinating write-up. Here is my example for comparison. Sirmium Mint, 2nd Officina, 8.14 gm. [ATTACH]
Thierry Pruvost, wonderful coin with a lovely patina.
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