Hi Erin! Nice prutot :) Looks like a Deacon Ray insert? He is so artistic. Sorry to hear about your depression; glad you have CoinTalk as a...
No need, I went to the Support forum and browsed. A few things came to light:...
:D Can you ask around and see how it works? I'm curious :)
So, how does this "best answer" thing happen? I've only seen it deployed on the Ancients board once or twice. I never even noticed the "best...
(edited)... confusion resolved :D
LOL, LordM-- As a new moderator did you give yourself the Best Answer nod on this one? :joyful::joyful: I'm confused, because the quoted passage...
Sorry Charles, I forgot to reply to this. Yes, the countermark is known and documented for these coins of Apameia. Here's the listing from...
I stole the term from @dougsmit :D
It's a popular question here on the Ancients board and there have been many threads about it. Mat linked one of them. Here are a few more thread...
You nailed it. Also,there is limited space for the description in the overview, so of course instead of including a brief description of the...
Look at the pictures I posted (and the ones Alegandron posted). After a few well-placed hammer blows, the seam separates. Shards and cracks were...
YeeeeeIKES!
One side only? What a tease, @ominus1 :D Looks like a very nice coin! Looking forward to seeing bigger pictures of both sides :)
Generic. There are similarities to other emperors too. I think Doug and the video voiceover linked by @ancient coin hunter probably has the...
That is a pet peeve of mine! Businesses and entities dealing in ancient coins know better than to just show one side of the coin even if it is...
Yes indeed, that is the question :joyful::joyful: Fantastic cartoon! Love his shopping bag :D. Alexandria did issue its share of "someone...
I don't see any on ACsearch nor do I see it in RIC, although there is an entry which comes close (RIC III 322, which matches your coin's reverse)....
It was a singularly gorgeous example with a good pedigree. (And it had the magic letters and numbers on the label, which seem to guarantee big...
Pretty coin! I agree with Jaelus regarding the general technique, although many swear by the vise method. Either way :) I wonder if a dealer...
Welcome, @Flemgunner :) As you've noticed, there isn't any one reference. TheRed's suggestions are good. If you have a bunch of "uncleaned"...
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