I assume that's part of the technique. The article suggests as much with this sentence... The problem with these little science blurbs is just...
It sounds like it won't be long before we can attribute every cull. :)
Here's a nice scientificalistic article about isotope analysis used to date coins by fingerprinting the ores. Cool stuff if you're interested in...
Ugh. Think of how many coins you could have bought for the price of that pool! :p
I know attributing coins is your profession, but it's still enormously impressive to see you pull things like that out of your hat, lol.
The coin may not be rare, but finding one that has ALL the devices intact is not easy. Your coin is complete. Mine is missing most of the mint...
All I've got is the Pax reverse being far less common than Jupiter/Victory, but that would have been enough for me.
Thanks Doug.
How is it that this coin was minted in Rome? Rome was never under Albinus' purview. His headquarters were in Lugdumun until he was defeated by...
Never mind. It's late and I'm tired. I was thinking Richard I of England.
I'm confused. This isn't Richard the Lionhearted is it?
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Here's where my family tree stands to date. It is sort of like Days of Our Lives, except people get boiled to death. [IMG]
I grade it AEA - Abundant Eye Appeal.
I suspect the coin is fine. It looks to me like the seller took a blurry picture and tried to sharpen it with an editing tool. That's exactly the...
An excellent denarius all around. Very crisp!
How the **** am I going to get my Gucci bags now? :heated:
Yes. In fact, the Aramaic inscription on the reverse says "quarter".
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