It looks like the dancing chicken until you see the wreath as a separate item with the legs of the eagle holding on from behind and the wreath...
http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html I'm no specialist in these for sure but when I want to look one up, I o the the link above. All it...
Many scanners do better if the coin is placed on the glass upside down. It is a matter of the relative position of the light bar and the pickup...
No one among the writers of history liked Nero. Senators, Christians, Flavians and Romans from the fire are all had more to gain from his...
I am honored to be quoted along with CNG even if took second billing (sniff, sniff);). This is a very, very nice example of a type that does not...
There are way too many ancient coins for anyone to collect them all so people tend to define what it is that makes a coin rare and desirable in...
The local county agricultural extension agent is a professional mycologist but freely points out that he eats mushrooms from the grocery rather...
Recent goings on on this list made me swear off giving opinions on authenticity any more but I agree with Volodya and hope this is good. I have...
In my post above I mentioned the availability of stereo microscopes on eBay. It has been several years since I bought mine and there are now many...
"I'll bet you'll get more fun out of a used high quality Nikon or B&L scope than adding another coin to your collection." I do not understand why...
"I'll bet you'll get more fun out of a used high quality Nikon or B&L scope than adding another coin to your collection." Without the needless...
This is one of the most popular areas of specialty and it is easy to find information about these years. Try to learn as much as you can about...
I have seen a lot of wisdom in a few posts above (others not so much). Maybe that is why some of us prefer to deal with people we know and trust....
In 2008, the same photo appeared and someone called it a Provincial of the Flavian Domitian: http://b.zezelu.co/coins/31748.php I see there were...
I have two cheap scales from different types and eBay sellers. Both are rated at .01g but neither will measure the same coin twice with exactly...
TIF's is a hard act to follow so I'll take the pressure off the rest of you by showing a coin most would not want but that I like a lot because of...
Much closer to the year He died.
Don't buy any lights with other than Daylight balance. They still make 2700K bulbs for old people with nostalgia for when light bulbs had to be...
I like #3 here best, too, but there is a special reason it is different from the rest....right?
Most digital cameras oversaturate by default. Look for a setting that has a term like Faithful or Natural or a way to set saturation in camera to...
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