Yes, but in the case of coin photography, the prettiest horse always wins. :)
#3 has all the high points of the devices evenly lit and seems the most aesthetically pleasing to me. The angle on #4 is a little too much under...
It looks great! You've got got a few holes filled.
You can't have too many coins with Mt. Argaeus on them, especially when they're that crisp. Great pick-up Steve!
Tremendous coins, Z, each and every one. I wouldn't want to pick a favorite from that list, but the C. H. Geta stands out, and you're right about...
Faustina II and Zeus, Gadara... [ATTACH]
This is a particularly good example of the type because almost everything is there, save for a slightly shaved reverse legend. The flans were...
Two of my favorites... [ATTACH] Amisos, Pontos, time of Mithridates VI AE 18mm; 4.6g, circa 120-63 BC. Obv.: Bust of Mithridates as Perseus...
So the croquet trophy has a bird wearing a lei. Must be a Canadian thing.
I picked up this well-struck Constantine LAETAE PRINC type today. It was remarkably cheap for such a strong reverse. Any coin on which you can see...
I think the superb goat more than makes up for the off-center obverse. Most of the obverse device is there anyway. Great coin!
It depends on the type. Certain types have shallow devices engraved into the dies, others are in higher relief. You can't really make a...
My set of four, Phillip II of Macedon, in all orientations... [ATTACH]
Steve, I think Doug just found you your Holy Grail.
Great set of coins from a scarce ruler. My most recent acquisition happens to be Diadumenian. [ATTACH] Thrace, Deultum, Diadumenian AE 20,...
Sol Invincible, Companion of Our Lord. Nice find - that's a coin I would buy. I love the small and seemingly unimportant varieties. I have a...
I'm going to hand you the answer to the bottom coin on a golden platter, simply because I wrote a page on the type on my website, and I like it...
I have only two coins of Arcadius... [ATTACH] You would think that as a collector of LRB's, I would have more, but they are challenging to come...
It's funny how people sometimes look the part. Arcadius was almost a non-entity, his reign dominated by various ministers and his wife. Little is...
The busts on the coins had become stylized long before Arcadius, so you can't really go by them to know what the emperors looked like. Statuary is...
Separate names with a comma.
