Looks good to me! One assumption some collectors make is that ancient means expensive. In fact, the Romans churned out coins by the millions upon...
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Everything Sallent says is true of course, but it's not a gamble if the seller takes returns. Post good pics and dimensions when you get it, and...
I wasn't aware of a variety with spread wings. All the others I've seen have owls with folded wings. Great find!
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Well, if you don't get all the details you want from one example, you just buy another one. Simple. :)
I'm sure you'll figure it all out to your satisfaction. I'm of the opinion that you SHOULD resize the images for the forum. If you let the forum...
The only conclusion I can come to is that they didn't sell at Goldbergs at the quoted hammer prices. They were shill bid at Goldbergs by the...
Ancient coins. I don't think it means anything other than the fact that the collectors of ancient coins are addicted to the "like" button. There...
I didn't realize you had ventured down the Ostrogothic rabbit hole. Nice set!
Just FYI - you don't need to spend a lot of money on equipment. A simple camera with macro capabilities, a small copy stand, and a couple of...
I think the second pic is definitely a huge improvement. I would play around with the lighting a bit to reduce the glare, particularly in the...
Style - when you see a Celtiberian sphinx, you can't mistake it for anything else. They remind me of Dr. Seuss animals.
The second coin is considerably more scarce, of Colonia Celsa during the reign of Augustus. I'm not certain about the dating on these issues. I...
I received a couple of coins from a Spanish metal detectorist recently. The first is an AE27 of Castulo. The name of the tribe in this region was...
I use black backgrounds because, at least to my eyes, black sucks up any ambient screen color around the coin and presents its true colors to the...
I agree with Ides' assessment completely, and certainly would not kick this coin out of bed. Nobody asked the question as to the how and why of...
Antioch. :)
We need weight, diameter, and much better pics. Tyrian shekels are very dangerous on eBay.
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