I use PSE also and tonight was browsing for alternatives. It has become incompatible with my operating system (Mojave). I am not going to pay a...
I suspect you're simply too close to the coin when taking pictures. Try backing away just another inch or so (if it is a typical camera phone)....
My favorite couple of chubby cupids: [IMG] Roman Republic moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm Obv: Helmeted head of...
Nice Asklepios! Here are two later period Roman Egyptian coin whose reverse is exceptionally artistic for the time. Claudius II has several dies...
A doomed family! Nice coins, JG :) I have a few interesting provincials of ol' T-bone: [IMG] TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus CE 251-253...
Wow, Ken... first the fires and now this? I'm so sorry! I hope things get put back together quickly and that your trip isn't too badly affected.
Hmm, perhaps so! I can't tell from my photos. I'll dig it out this weekend and take a closer look. It's due for a reshoot anyway :)
What is the size and weight of the "cat coin"? The cat is a goat and the person is Hermes. The place of issue for authentic coins with this...
There aren't many "bad" ancients... but there are bad photos! I'm not asking people to submit professional images but if you're going to ask for...
It is your right, Bert, but in addition to the social aspects of enjoying our hobby, another valuable role of CoinTalk is education and prevention...
Remove it from the holder, take well-lit pictures of both sides (even if one side is "blank"), and post the new pictures in this thread along with...
Remove the coin from the cardboard holder, take well-lit pictures, crop them to get rid of the unnecessary background, and then post them here...
Just... wow!
I don't understand the pictures. Has this coin been sanded down to bright metal and then colored with a Sharpie marker?? It's a late Roman...
Is it the same type as the one above shown by @Mike Margolis? Edited: oops, never mind... I see the name on his coin now :oops::D
Oooooooh, I'd love to have one of those!! I've seen perhaps five or six at auction in the last five or six years and they are always fought over.
Serapis is, among other roles, a god of the underworld and as his syncretic depictions progressed, isn't it natural for him to be depicted with...
Good point! Are you including Alexandrians in this statement?
I love the story of Ptolemy and his priests/advisors creating Serapis from whole cloth, but I was under the impression that this version of events...
What an incredible example of the type! There is a recent thread long thread about anonymous folles and the classification question you raised...
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