I see no signs of casting - the fabric looks good, and I believe the coin is a die match to this one.
I don't think it's a seam. I think the flan was chamfered on a lathe. The Ptolemaics and Seleucids used this trimming technology extensively, and...
Those are magnificent coins, Z, each and every one!
Philip II and his queen, Otacilia Severa, reverse is Serapis standing. I haven't looked up any reference numbers yet.
Here is my best version of the coin of Licinius, just for show-and-tell... Licinius I AE Follis, 21mm, 3.18g Siscia mint: 315-316. Obv.:IMP LIC...
Not 200 AD, the Falling Horsemen were minted from about 348-350 AD.
Emma is a great read, her best novel in my opinion, and I've read them all.
I will not be discouraged by your nay-saying, Eeyore! Anyway, now we have...MUCK. But the guy at the aquarium store did tell me the water would...
It does have that overgrown with algae look. :)
The first is known as the Falling Horseman type - the legend is FEL TEMP REPARATIO. The second is a follis of Licinius, Jupiter reverse.
I put the gravel and rocks in the tank, but I'm not sure I like the feng shui. It looks like a random rock collection, but my daughter picked them...
Super! I would eventually like a really good detector myself. Be sure and post all your bottle caps. :p
I'll resurrect this thread to post a coin that arrived today. Not happy with the pic, but I'll save reshooting it for another day... [ATTACH]
It's the galley prow of a coin of Arados. The obverse is just struck way off-center. The lettering under the prow is the date in Phoenician.
Well don't mind me, but I'm just going to turn this into an aquarium forum for a bit. I took my daughter to the pet store and picked out a bunch...
No. Sorry Andy, but the flash is too much light. It simply floods the entire coin and washes it out. You need lighting sources outside of the...
Gil...also, the actual images of your coin are quite good - good enough to use with a little bit of editing. I use Paint.NET, which is a FREE...
I use a Coolpix as well. I'm not familiar with the 8800 though. Does it have different modes? My camera as an AUTO mode in which I can select...
That's beautiful, Doug! How did you get them all to pose for a team picture?
Probably both. I'm sure it wouldn't do the coins any favors, and you're not supposed to have any metal in the tank as it negatively affects the...
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