It's lovely! Great details, great color.
You mean the lone female in a group of guys? Yep, that's my life :D
Wow, Mat... that's a fantastic example! Congrats!
Junk piles and mixed lots can be fun :). This coin won't win any beauty pageants but hey, it's still an ancient coin and therefore awesome :D.
Late chiming in. Nice examples, everyone! [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero year 10, CE 63/4 tetradrachm Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEPAY; radiate...
Great coin, chrsmat!
One is a Hadrian Aegyptos denarius. I wish he'd stop coin-stalking me. Ahahaha... as if. :D
Well that was disturbing. :confused:
I'm sitting on a plane reading Alberto Angelo's A Day in the Life of Rome. More coin history books are in the suitcase. My hobby-related book...
I've enjoyed these overview books by Wayne Sayles: ANCIENT COIN COLLECTING, VOL. I, 2ND ED. [ATTACH] ANCIENT COIN COLLECTING, VOL. II, 2ND ED.:...
The first one appears to be a bronze from Phoenicia, Arados.
:) We don't mean to sound snobby or dismissive. The token you have just doesn't resemble any ancient coin other than its general similarity of...
I suppose this modern token is meant to resemble a prutah.
I want to touch it :D
No, I haven't shown that one yet. I've been meaning to make a big writeup of Zeus Ammon but holiday and family things have put me behind. I was...
:D I have a thing for Zeus Ammon coins. That's a nice one-- I hadn't seen the type before!
We need better pictures of that Roman coin.
AJ's instructions are here. As for the mirror background, that's a template he created in Photoshop but you can make your own or a similar...
I find it to be an enjoyable part. Frustrating, at times, but capturing good pictures is very satisfying. Good luck in your photo efforts!...
:D AJ graciously offered to put my coin's photos in his beautiful "reflection" template. This was the first coin I'd purchased which I felt was...
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