There once was a big name coin dealer who was told he must have made a small fortune in coins. He replied that it was true that he made a small...
Listen to OJ. I'd give my opinion but am waiting for the fix you promised TIF. Is that snotty?
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/acmfrugi.html You may find interest in my old page on these. There are many varieties from the father...
This is not a question with a definitive answer. http://coinindia.com/galleries-azes1.html Mine is also an Azes II type if there are two but...
Caracalla with bucranium [ATTACH] Geta [ATTACH] Gordian III as Caesar sestertius [ATTACH] Tetricus II Caesar barbarous radiate (ex Ken...
How you managed the exactly 11 wins is beyond me. I have to wonder if the "generous bid" was $111. I do guarantee that if I were to ever start...
I like it quite a bit and consider the price appropriate. This may not be the best time of year for many people to spend money but you got an...
The problem often comes down to changing one thing to improve a feature makes another thing worse. That is why some coins get shot several times.
Thanks all. I have been working on a new rig for simple, no frills photos. That was the first. It used a 12 year old, well used Canon original...
Good post! Mine from the series is like yours - 19.2g with Isis. Our coins differ in the orientation of the blank with the tapered edge on your...
There is no statement you can make about 'ancients' as a whole. The 'fabric' of coins differs from place to place and time to time. Remember the...
These two images show the same coin (Faustina II Alexandria tetradrachm) photographed with two different cameras, two different lenses lenses on...
Do the countermarks like the ones below come on actual Sasanian coins or are all copies? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That is a fact. When going through a bag of a thousand denarii, the die matches that jump out are the ones with a very distinctive feature....
Whether the dies were the product of one hand or a large staff, finding exact die matches requires some looking. Some rare coins were made from...
My sextans is a turtle. These are not as popular as the prow coins. Circa 269-240 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans. Tortoise / Six-spoked wheel. [ATTACH]
Philip I, Antioch mint. SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS [ATTACH] My Claudius sestertius is barbarous. The best Rome mint Spes dies of Claudius are...
I see absolutely no reason to assume on this or any other ancient coin that the entire die was cut by one worker. If I were running such an...
You might find the dolphin more pleasing if you reshot the photo but this time light it from the top of the dolphin rather than the bottom. As...
I like silver coins but have had trouble understanding the thought processes that led mints to make so many interesting reverses in the mid to...
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