Number 2 Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Rome 207 AD. 20mm, 3.31gr. RIC 207, RSC 493, BMC 531 SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XV...
First of four to arrive today. Lysimachos, Kingdom of Thrace, AE 20mm, 5.20 gr. Generous flan. Lysimachia mint. 305-281 BC. Helmeted head of...
I completed it today when Geta, Mum and Dad were delivered. Geta is in a slab though and cant decide whether to free him. [ATTACH] Feel free to...
The reason a lot of ancients collectors use it is precisiely because the British Museum use it for their copper/bronze coins with no adverse...
Very clever. I wouldn´t have spotted the link if you hadn´t attached the close ups. Well done
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As far as I am aware, it is porous to oxygen, an inhibiting coverage for sure, but not completely so.
Absolutely correct. Should only be used when there is no evidence of BD. The reason being that it will then be contained underneath the layer of...
Never tried the liquid version from a bottle. Mine is a wax in a tin that you apply very sparingly, let it dry for a few minutes and then gently...
A coin that is so worn and abused but seems to have a character. To this day I still have not got an attribution for it [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Also in the same lot is what I think is a Hadrian with Honos reverse, which you don´t see very often, if it is one [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
In a bunch lot of very low grade coins I spotted this. It is still the only one I have, other things catch my eye more, but I love this coin for...
Emperor Trajan. For some reason, I frequently take this coin out of its tray to hold, feel and stare at it. [ATTACH] NEXT: A coin from Sirmium mint
Much better choice. Nice looking coin of a not so common type.
Entry Post. I have a number of Australian coins in my collection, but I don´t have a sixpence. Thank you for a wonderful chance to acquire one,...
Exactly the same thought process. Recognisable portrait and his name visible were my only criteria for my one and only Nero. You and I seem to...
Thank you for a great contest @Joshua Lemons and congrats to @chlorinated
As the seller is located in Morrocco, I wouldn´t go near it with a bargepole. JMO
The signs are showing on the lettering of LIBERTY and IGWT. The ribbon shows it as well. A different stage to the one you link as Stage B, IMO as...
That is a question that is individual to each collector. There is no wrong way. Personally, I collect for both the coin itself and, more important...
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