I prefer them grey so I don't know. I have bought Postumus ants that look bright silver so they are being cleaned with success. Perhaps the...
I believe my coin's hair matches. This is an RIC 61 page 229 0.9g 12mm (AE4). Finding these Constantinople mint AE4 coins in full legend may not...
I would expect acid to make porosity worse. Would that be worth the trade of removing what you want to see gone?
When you pick it out of the water with bare fingers does any red come off on your skin? If so, more soaking and light finger rubbing might help...
That is one impressive aureus.
I obviously prefer to call old faces Philip I but I know many of you believe there must be a beard to be the father.
People will buy from these images. Why hire someone when your janitor can do it? It is not the camera but the lighting or more precisely the...
If you intend to learn any subject, it helps to build a vocabulary on the subject. I posted a half dozen pages with bold lettered words I...
I do recall one collector who decided to collect a year set by TRP number for a couple emperors who had plenty of dated coins. Most of his coin...
[ATTACH] The face on the coin really strikes me as Philip I. My right facer is Philip II. Wildwinds shows more than one BMC 575 and all have a...
Terminology problem: There are two terms used to mean the same thing by different people. Greek Imperials and Roman Provincials are two names for...
Nice start. What's next?
Forgot to answer your question: Each die was an individually hand cut work. Your coin and the other one you showed in the photo have the same...
I could not agree more. Ancients come in so many variations for emperors, family members, cities, regions and times that it seems a shame to...
I'd say that Claudius/Minerva is a far better than usual first coin. It has good style and full legends. Some will mark it down for being...
Can you show images of any fake ancients documented to be Chinese. We often see Bulgarian school products but I have no concept of what makes a...
I do not like it at all. There are several styles of Commodus denarii which strike me as believable but this one just does not seem in the spirit...
I agree with Mr. Hoover's paragraph but the 479 BC date is harder to love. I have too many coins only dated to 500-450 BC or some other span. I...
This is a bit different from the story as I learned it. Odoacer and the other German strong men were Christians but Arian heratics making them...
My only Azes coins are larger than drachms. We call the silver one a tetradrachm and the AE one AE26 but I have no idea what Azes called them....
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