No sandy patina on that one, but it's fine. Cool horsie.
Not “probably”. ;) (Yeah, me too.)
Guess the grade if you like, and give me your general opinion on the coin. Update: grade revealed in Post #19. It is not mine- yet- but has been...
@expat - I am a bit envious of you. You see, back in ‘07 when I was new to ancients, my newfound enthusiasm knew no bounds, and those were heady...
I tend to agree, but respect those who have the stamina for it. I’m sure it’s educational. Remember this is only @expat ’s third ancient, and...
Yes, the mud is what did make me come around to finding it plausible after all.
If we’re piling on with Antoninus Pius (and why not? :) ), here’s my sestertius. Note the similar reverse to the OP’s coin. [ATTACH]
That made me zoom in on the photo. Her hand is pretty flat. I still think it's MS, but I dunno. If it's a slider, I was way off!
The lucky number in our re-drawing for Coin D is ... [ATTACH] Number six! And Post #6 was by... @Roman Collector! Congrats, @Roman Collector!...
Coin D was never claimed by its winner, and it has been more than a month, so it's time to draw a new winner from amongst the pool of original...
I'll go out on a limb and guess MS66.
Oh, wow, those photos made my pulse rate go up! The preservation of those orichalcum pieces is unbelievable. Almost literally. I almost would...
Definitely graffiti. A handmade love token. Interesting, if a bit crude. The initials may look raised because there is raised metal alongside...
Often, and I face the same dilemma.
Merged the two duplicate threads.
I thought cuds were always near the rim? Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think "cud" is necessarily the right term for this anomaly. Die chip? I...
Some of those Iberian coins can come with nice sandy patinas, too.
I took off on a Roman emperors collection in 2007, and by 2008 I had over a hundred different emperors and empresses before I got sacked in the...
Looks good. Attribution is not my strong suit so I will leave that to others to help you with.
I still have the 1936 Mercury dime that was the first coin in my collection. It is a humble VG or so. I found it in my grandmother's silverware...
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