The video suggests that electrolysis is used on coins already cleaned of most encrustations by a scalpel so we don't see the damage on them that...
I have been eyeing one like that but only about fine in the stock of a dealer I know for about three years but we are still not in agreement on...
There are dozens of Fortuna variations and certainly the shorter version is more scarce. Oddly, it is also less common to find a coin of this...
Being a short person, I have a tendency to go for phoenices of conservative stature. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Steve would be proud to see he has had an effect on your speech, eh?
This is the photo from my Siscia FH page showing a Julian with M and officina off flan (lower right) and a Constantius II ASISZ with no M (RIC...
Full legends on such a little coin is always nice to see.
[ATTACH] I don't kow that it would help with your wife's approval but I suspect Severina approved of this as that accompanied zumbly's coin..
Anazarbus and Tarsus were rivals and spent a lot of effort trying to outdo each other in terms of number and quality of temples, games etc.
My Anazarbus coins are later: Herrenia Etrucilla / Dionysos AE29 [ATTACH] Valerian AE28 with six agonistic urns ET gamma OC (year 273=254-5...
There are enough interesting tiny coins that one could collect ancients for years and never get a coin over 10mm. [IMG]...
I showed the CD spindle to help those who might feel uncomfortable constructing a dowel support. My current support is a ten inch steel rod with...
In seems like we hve the call to show Aurelian more often than most late rulers and I have not added a new one for a while so I run the risk of...
My new coin is of interest to me because it does not have the regular facing portrait of Christ expected in this era but shows St. George instead....
Now you know why I bought that coin -- well, the fact that it was cheap because of the wear and I don't mind wear did have something to do with it.
Carthaginian AE came in several sizes so when we show a photo it is good to mention diameter or weight. This is not as important when we show a...
While I still use my enlarger frame I have owned since the early 60's, I maintain there is nothing more stable than wood. Metal vibrates unless...
A problem with white backgrounds is that they can add flare to the image making the result lower in contrast in ways that are harder to correct....
These photos are all good enough that they could be tweaked in any of several photo processing programs. I use Photoshop Elements but there are...
^if I got any of the history stuff wrong, don't be shy about saying so^ Suggest you go back and research the death of Galerius. That was a part...
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