See Doug's reply above. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/id-halp-s.288533/#post-2604104
You forgot to mention that your coin is ex Lawrence Adams :) A very cool type of coin!
I agree with hoth2 and jwt. It depends on a person's coin budget and appetite for acquiring new coins. Yes, this coin is a bit of a dog but...
I'm going to steal that line :D
Maybe the groove was carved around the edge of this coin to accommodate a wire so that it could be worn as a pendant. I've used this technique to...
Totally looks like!! [ATTACH]
That's a surprisingly interesting coin considering it was in an uncleaned lot!
So far, I like that top image best.
By "above" I mean more axial, not from 12:00. It can be tricky with a shiny coin. Axial lighting often means whited-out reflections. Sometimes...
What a wonderful gift you received, @Nathan401! I'd like it better if I could hold it (i.e., not slabbed :D). As for the "Golden Age Hoard"...
It's after 4 a.m. at my house. Might as well get up and get on with the day :)
Cool coin-- a popular and desirable type! As for the images, the lighting is odd. It looks like it is from an extreme angle at 3:00. I'd like...
LOL! After I posted I re-read your post and saw that but thought I had just been hasty, failing to read all of your post :D.
That reminds me of another point I forgot to make. Zumbly linked to Vcoins, showing a rather pricey example of the coin. Vcoins is a retail...
I strongly disagree, Bing. While it is better to post coins individually, the OP were to spam the board with fifty individual posts, knocking the...
It's hard to pick a favorite of the three-- they're all excellent. You did a great job in photographing those darkly patinated and shiny coins!
Oh my. Speechless.
The OP coin is pleasing overall, but I'm curious what makes that a "Tiber patina". To me it looks like a sestertius that was stripped of all or...
Also, remember that some flans are cast in two-part molds. So, not all coins with casting seams are fakes. More information/knowledge is...
@I_v_a_n, I gave a basic description of the process earlier in this thread:...
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