[IMG] SYRIA, Seleukeia Pieria AR tetradrachm, 30 mm, 14.81 gm Dated CY 10 (100/99 BC) Obv: veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right Rev: filleted...
Very interesting! I had wondered about the similarities.
You are someone who has spent a great deal of time researching the meaning behind the iconography on provincial coins with mythological reverses...
Yes, phone cameras tend to boost saturation and contrast. I think you're right about lighting being 80% of the battle. Try diffusing the light....
Hmm. Well, then one final bit of advice: do not buy a fancy camera! The dealer images are generally really good for most of the coins you buy....
Hmm. iPhones are capable of taking excellent coin photos. I wonder if practicing with your iPhone camera would yield better results than a much...
I think that is a sensible and attractive solution. There is a small problem with having to rearrange everything when you add a coin to a full...
Interesting. The "pygmy" on the Attic vase you showed isn't really a pygmy, or it isn't a pygmy in the modern sense of the word. The Attic vase...
Provincials can be "rustic and crude"; so can imperials. When I want a beautiful coin I tend to shop in the Greek aisle, although beautiful Roman...
Oh. Thanks for that link! I think I'll continue to remove the backgrounds in Photoshop Elements. I don't need another monthly bill. It is very...
Did I miss where you tell it what size you want? I tried a couple of pictures and it worked well but the output size was tiny compared to the...
It might be best to combine this thread with the one in which you showed your Aelius so that we don't have to flip back and forth between the...
[IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander year 12, CE 232/3 tetradrachm, 23 mm, 13.87 gm Obv: AKAIMAAVPCEVAΛEΞANΔPOCEV; Laureate, draped, and...
Penalty flag... that's a bovine female :D Bull: [IMG] PHLIASIA (PELOPONNESOS), Phlius 400-350 BC AR obol, 11 mm, 0.84 gm Obv: forepart of...
[IMG] THRACE, Sestos (sometimes spelled Sestus) c. 3rd-2nd century BCE AE 16.6, 2.35 gm Obv: Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos; dotted border...
"Disposed" is not necessarily a synonym for "destroyed". I sincerely hope your package has not been destroyed or tossed in the garbage. Here's...
Wow, you dug deep for that one! Nice work, Jochen :).
It can be difficult to judge matches because the D-S plates are photos of pencil rubbings, but I do not see a match for a drachm or for a...
:D Jenny Lind was a real person, a singer-- "The Swedish Nightingale". Maybe a descendant of Lucilla?
So many charming portraits in this thread! @Ken Dorney, I see why you were attracted to that Sabina. @Mat, not seeing the rest of that coin I...
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