Not at all, it improved it a lot. Honestly these cup coins are harder to do than a flat coin. Maybe one day I will become a halfway decent...
I made a jig that allows me to make aligned images while the coin is rotating. Take a lot of photos then use a program to make a gif. Right now it...
By doing this I learned I need to work on lighting and more important I need to do focus stacking. Other improvements I make are just going to cut...
It's an aes formatum. Precursor to Roman aes coinage but not as old as aes rude. Basically currency before Roman coins were in use. Here's one link
I'll raise. [ATTACH] Weight....um a few kilograms Houston we have a problem. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Johannes Mint: Rome 423 to 425 AD AE 4 Obvs: DN IOHANN-ES PF AVG, Draped and cuiassed right. Revs: SALVS REIPVBLICE, Victory advancing...
I look forward to reading your post. I had a similar post Gebal the holy I made where I used some of the same images! [ATTACH] Antiochus IV Mint:...
Yes that's all it was. Thanks!
That's very nice of you @Curtisimo. I have no links however. [ATTACH]
Probably not finish but at least make my Seleucid identification website live which will help everyone with what is this questions. Complete the...
I misunderstood the OP. That vastly narrows down the possible candidates to a couple hundred years. I have no new to add some additional to what...
I would consider Antioch important. [ATTACH] Seleucus III Mint: Antioch AR Tetradrachm 226 to 223 BC Obvs: Diademed head of Seleucus III r., with...
The right one is Antiochus XII [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Marathos 174 BC Obvs: No inscription. Ptolemy VI right as Hermes, Laur. and draped, caduceus over shoulder. Revs: Phoenician...
It's a common alexius I follis sb 1911. It is not anonymous. [ATTACH]
Thanks for the link. I would be curious which of those were minted in the area. Obviously coins from India minted to the east and Persian, minted...
Apparently pallas was used for a long time. [ATTACH] Alexander I Mint: Antioch 150 to 146 BC Obvs: Diademed head of Alexander right within dotted...
Here's one he minted in response to the Normans. [ATTACH] Alexius I/ Transitional AR Histamenon Nomisma 1081 to 1082 AD Obvs: ::KЄRO ΛΛЄϞIω IC XC,...
[ATTACH] Cilicia, Hieropolis/Kastabala 2nd to 1st c. BC AE 20 Obvs: No inscription, turreted Tyche right. Branch behind. Revs: IEPOΠOΛITΩN TΩN...
Picked up my second from this elusive mint and wanted to share. Wasn't expecting to see another so soon and makes for a good end of the year....
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