The edge does look filed. The junctions of devices to the fields look "soapy". Etc.
I recently read The Source (James Michener, 1965). It was fairly engaging and there were plenty of mentions of familiar emperors and kings. A...
Hmm, I'm not liking it :(. To me it looks like a cast. Usual disclaimers: I am not an expert and it is difficult to reach a conclusion based...
They're quite close but I don't think the obverse dies match. The chin-neck angles and bust truncations are different for the left-facing...
:D That Phoenician dishekel really was a coup. Once in a while I get lucky.
Late entries to your fleet :) [IMG] PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa CE 218-224/5 AE 27, 12.71g (11h) Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right,...
It's a provincial of Severus Alexander from Nicaea, Bithynia. Roman Provincials are also referred to as "Greek Imperials". The legends are often...
I think I saw this guy one night while in college. Soon after, the walls melted and a giant butterflyman carried him away on a rainbow. :D
Howdy, @Pegasus1! Welcome to CoinTalk :)
Gallienus looks a lot like his daddy on your coin, Randy. Valerian I (from CNG's archives) [IMG]
Hilarious! I love it :D
Okay, that sounds like a good idea :D Here are a couple of bronze octopi from Syracuse. [IMG] Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysos I 390 BCE Æ tetras, 14...
Congratulations! That's a fine pair. :)
Based on the flan shape, my bet is a lepton or prutah. Other than that it will be difficult to say. @muneerco, can you try to take a focused...
Photo editing programs such as Photoshop Elements are particularly nice for touching up an annoying speck of lint on an otherwise good shot. That...
I really like the "holding a head" version, Martin. Great coin! I have a modest example of Maximian, with patera instead of head. [IMG]...
Wow, Anoob! You've obviously been working hard to improve your images. Kudos!!
:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed: Wowza! @maridvnvm, care to speculate why these two elicited such a war? To save the effort of clicking, here are...
Doug, your smart phone images are still better than most other people's coin photos regardless of what type of device they used. As for your...
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