Mine is a bit larger but cost less. My father gave it to me when I was a boy. It cost him $5. He got a roll from a friend who neglected to turn...
I do like the Decentius but the one I want to upgrase is the Chu Rho. Arles with Chi Rho [ATTACH] Trier without [ATTACH] Who has a nice one?...
We get this a lot and consider it the price of the CT management decision to have that mixed list of Recent Topics on the right top of each page....
I would suggest you try the Larissa with less exposure and softer light. As it is, we have white glare with no detail in the highlights including...
Because my camera is full frame (24x36mm sensor) a lens like my 100mm macro that stops at 1:1 only fills the frame with coins ~24mm or larger the...
Most specifications given by camera manufacturers give the distance from subject to film plane not from the front of the lens to the subject. 11"...
I am a fan of longer focal length macros and use a 100mm with my Canon 5DmkII. That places me about 5" from lens to coin at 1:1 which is minimal...
One nice thing about Byzantine AE is the way some of the rare ones are as ugly as sin and sometimes show up cheap because so many people are so...
That is a very nice example of a great type. You mentioned that it was 26mm and finding large Constantines is much harder than the rulers...
Shooting the wolf is no big deal but catching the pellet as it exited the other side does seem special! I hit mine with a trident while he was...
It is interesting how opinions vary. My preferences are 3, 8, 9 and 10. Considering how I preferred the last three over the others makes me...
I agree with Ken on all but what I quoted above and the problem as I see it was caused by VCoins itself. When it was first started VCoins did...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=310927 Like this? Weight?
http://www.academia.edu/1516327/Imitations_of_Republican_denarii_from_Moesia_and_Thrace The above also might be of interest. See figure 1 near...
There have been a lot of unofficial Republicans on the market with stories of their being from Eastern Europe. Some are more convinced than I am...
I agree 100% and have avoided many books for that reason. The question is how many coins do I need to have in a period before I feel the need for...
Lets be clear on the confusion here. There are three Harlan books. The third is a revised update of the first and both cover 63-49 BC. The...
I'm sorry this thread flopped so hard with the CT posters who specialize in Republicans. I find it hard to believe so few have an opinion on the...
The horseman riding down one or two enemies is a harder one. More common is the variation with Magnentius or Constantius struck during the really...
That is not going to happen. The worst thing about learning anything is that you are bound to discover just how much more you need to learn. On...
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