Ooooh, jealous :sour:. A type chronically on the wishlist... even more so now that I have some additional color commentary on the issue :)....
I think your post-processing efforts greatly improved the picture. I was going to edit the original images (#1, "the people's choice" :D) in...
What a fantastic gift! Great-looking coin :) I'd start with the emperor and denomination: clearly Philip I, as you identified, and your coin is...
Fantastic pick-up, Meander! Here's the ACsearch link to that auction and lot: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2916325
Those are both extremely appealing!
Thanks for the link! Their rationale for dating doesn't quite make sense ("Although, it is said that the temple was erected in 1500-1300 BC, the...
For the first coin shown I prefer the first images with their greater contrast, although it would be better if you could light the coin edges...
Nice sestertii, people! I need more of that denomination.
Freeeeeeeedom! Nothing like a little crack to lift your spirits, huh? :D [ATTACH] I had a big ol' crack party one night last year :) Here's...
It's probably not a coincidence that the order of your posting this round of CNG wins matches the the numbers of likes, so factor that in....
Great coin, Oki! I've had that Paphos type on my bid list so many times. One of these days...
I suspect it is really a flayed lion skin, but that's just a guess.
A great-looking example, particularly the reverse, with excellent centering on both sides :)
A perfect Steve coin! Your Commagene is fabulous too-- I keep looking for one but always like yours better. Don't think I have any Capricorns...
Oh wow!! One of my favorite Domitian reverses, and an excellent one at that! I wouldn't do anything else to the reverse, cleaning-wise.
Indeed. [ATTACH] :D
Oh dear. That sounds serious! I'd better get right on it :D
I thought I didn't have any bees but forgot about these! (Does anyone else feel guilty when they forget about certain coins, like those coins...
Some auction houses still offer this. Gorny & Mosch, for instance (or was it Kunker, or both? I can't remember :oops:) lets you set a maximum...
It matches a Paduan medal :( Here's one from ACsearch: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2635915 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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