I'm putting together a very elaborate set of goals for myself, but I don't think I'll bore the forum with them. Not that posting goals is...
I've never tried rubbing alcohol, but apparently you were successful, and one can't argue with success. Acetone is easy enough to acquire,...
The coin appears to be genuine, but could we see a pic of the reverse? Pitting occurs normally on ancient coins - they are after all...ancient. I...
Best of wishes on the Nabataean silver, seriously. Even the "common" ones are exceedingly rare compared to common Roman or even Greek silver. The...
Congratulations on the 12 Caesars and Lucilla set, and I've really enjoyed seeing your silver tetradrachms - you've picked out a bunch of winners.
Apparently there's plenty of room on the wagon. Everybody seems to be shopping like it's going out of style.
Great coin! So how did you clean up the PVC gunk? Was distilled water enough, or did you have to use acetone?
There is some scholarship which suggests certain ancient civilizations had magnifying lens technology, which was lost over time and not...
Ha, well you sent me on a wild goose chase. I looked through every mint mark in RIC VI, VII, and VIII earlier today, to no avail. I was sure you...
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It looks like Hera to me. The only reference I have for Provincials of Kallatis is Varbanov, and he does not record this type. This representation...
Nice collection, wheatmaster. I've thought of laying everything out like that and photographing it, but I'm just too danged lazy.
Nice. I've posted my example too often lately, but here it goes again... [ATTACH] It seems like everyone on the forum bought an example of this...
I'll share my one coin of Julia Mamaea, collected because of my interest in all things Ancient Arabian. These coins were cast, so finding one with...
The size of the flan was not a determining factor to the minters that used this technology. Even my smallest Ptolemaic has a beveled edge... [ATTACH]
It wasn't me. I sent to VK. Someone did a good job of throwing you off the scent with that Nabataean.
As far as other mint marks that include the province, are you referring specifically to Thrace, or another mint mark from another province? What...
In fact, the vast majority of Ptolemaic and Seleucid coins have some sort of chamfered edge, sometimes forming a V shape, sometimes just a slant...
Again, no worries - flan trimming. You almost want the reverse of this coin struck off-center downward, just a bit, so you get a complete Aries...
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