My contraption, made from painted scraps and a purchased clamp: [ATTACH] I have some silicone putty which holds the coin on the skinny platform....
See if the seller is willing to dunk it in alcohol or acetone. That will dissolve an applied patina. It looks like an applied patina to me but...
It is very attractive and the style is intriguing!
Different people. VK's coin is of Jovinus, yours is Jovianus. What a difference an A makes :D
The one I linked was from their coin shop so there isn't a date of sale. See my previous post :)
The search terms I used were "Alexander III tetradrachm, wreath". Other hits from those terms also show this coin as from Phillip III as JA...
Check CNG's archives. They have at least one with wreath in left field and Delta I below throne. I'm on my phone right now and can't copy and...
Another fabulous coin! I have to give you a little bit of grief though-- superduper high-end coins photographed in their flips? C'mon... at...
Yup :D Thanks for the history lesson and congratulations on scoring this rarity!
That is one pristine coin!!
Wow! That's a heck of an entrance :D Welcome, @panzerman!
Wow, that's a very long wait! Glad you're back into buying mode. You picked a nice one for your comeback :)
Could be... the reverse style (Triptolemos in a biga of serpents) was issued in at least a couple of places but the visible legend on the reverse...
I'll definitely move north if it gets much hotter.
We haven't had snow on the ground since the last ice age, and maybe not even then :p Snow is only a good thing if accompanied by mountains and...
Welcome to CoinTalk Ancients, @Mickey in PDX :)
Nice one, Mat! Elagabalus is one of my favorite characters to collect :) Elagabalus denarius; transporting the Sacred Stone of Emesa: [IMG]...
Wow, that's the longest short anecdote I've read :D (well, actually... that I intend to read at some point in time)
Pish, that's a fantastic coin! The reverse is wonderful. The cracks-- bah, a side effect of striking large bronze flans. Nice score for £10 :)
Welcome aboard, Prokles!
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