Wow, it seems so obvious once you point it out :). Nice work, Sherlock! This is why it is good and appropriate to question the status quo.
It looks like surface deposits to me-- copper-bearing surface deposits which have developed verdigris. A few short soaks in lemon juice will...
Charles, the portrait closely resembles Imperial portraits of Gordian III and there is an example of this coin in Wildwinds. Check under Edessa,...
[ATTACH] The wheat grains are partly off flan on the example host coin but I think in total it is enough to declare it a definite match for the...
I just stumbled upon the correct coin!! I'm sure this is the undertype :). The "E" is a Punic M. From CNG's archives: [IMG] CNG 96, Lot: 18....
It's a niche coin I want, so I was motivated to study it further :).
Don't hold it. Place it on a tumbler or short stack of books with the camera hanging over the edge. You do have to touch the screen to activate...
Interesting article, but be aware that copying and pasting that much content from an article, no matter how well-intentioned, is specifically...
Yes, quite flat and not sharply focused. It can be very hard to photograph bronze coins with a patchy patina. It acts as camouflage. If you...
I think it is probably a nice coin and look forward to actual pictures rather than a horribly low resolution scan... Charles, let's walk through...
Man with animal features... I'm going to jump in and show my Selinos litra because I haven't shown it lately :D. It's a gorgeous little flake of...
Very attractive and a nice pedigree-- congratulations!
Hmm, maybe none of the people playing in this thread have an electrotype, so I'll pick a different new subject: Zeus Ammon.
[ATTACH] KYRENAIKA, Kyrene Koinon issue c. 250 BCE AE; 21 mm, 7.47 gm Obv: head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing taenia Rev: silphium plant; monogram...
I think it will be possible to say yes or no to a die match. When I have time this weekend I'll try some superimpositions if they look close.
I think that is a good assumption. Perhaps, but Emmett included D-S coins in his survey and there are matches to gsimonel's coin in D-S (#7273...
Just an enthusiast who has some Alexandrian reference books :). I agree with Ken-- Trajan drachm, Emmett 617, regnal year 13 (L IΓ), which is...
Welcome to your new hobby and congratulations on a fantastic first ancient coin! Coins of Gordian III generally give a lot of bang for the buck....
Very nice! Are there any ancient coins showing a kriosphinx or hierakosphinx? My sphinxes (alt. plural: sphinges, but that sounds so weird :D...
[IMG] MACEDONIA, uncertain c. 500 BCE AR trihemitetartemorion (trihemiobol), 5 mm, 0.26 gm Obv: monkey squatting left Rev: round shield or pellet...
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