Interesting! I wonder if the spike occurred in antiquity in the same way as reportedly with the 1804 half cent, i,e through a slip of the...
Carson City Half Dollars: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some of mine. 1801 Draped Bust: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1807 Draped Bust: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1836 Reeded Edge: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1839-O...
Congratulations P-man. A real beauty! (I am buying a butterfly net Today!)
This one is not a yellow, bronze roman coin, but it is yellow and roman! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A few more: Actually I am beginning to develop a taste for non-green patinated bronzes! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Being essentially a 'green or dark brown patina' guy, I don't have any blatantly yellow coins - the best I can offer are dark-yellow-and-tan....
My small selection of coins of Augustus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coin, Randy! You probably have a whole cavalry regiment of fallen horsemen by now:)!.
Two winners, zumbly! Both scarce and very appealing types with symbolic motifs. Don't know which I like better. Both great, congratulations!
No need to be sarcastic/non-constructive. If I am asking it's for a good reason.
I don't believe I have any coin portraits of Antoninus Pius as caesar. However, I'd like to share with you some pictures of a statue of Antoninus...
Thank you Ancient Aussie, your example shows great detail:). As you say, amazing level of detail the ancient engravers could get into such small...
The bulk, greater than 90 % of my U.S coin collection is raw, just as I bought them 15-30 years go. I have been thinking about submitting some...
I think you are right, it does like like a head! I hope it is just an artifact of the picture taking, lighting etc. Would not be like Antoninus...
Your coin is lovely! Similar to mine in a way, with a better reverse than an obverse. Since on this one the reverse is what counts, we should be...
Interesting you raise the topic of bi-polar patinas - here is a good example: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I thought that somebody had messed with it -...
Yes, perfect centering, and although I generally prefer tan or green patina, I find that one quite appealing.
To complete the A.P parade, here are two asse bearing portraits of both Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius as caesar. ANTONINUS PIUS & MARCUS...
That is really nice, J-G. Very creative! It looks quite realistic. We visited there a few years ago as well. Trier is worth a visit for...
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