I have zero interest in a collection of this sort but already did one, in effect, when I selected the coins used to illustrate my vocabulary...
A tragedy: My Ptolemy II 46mm now weighs just 89.94g down from 90.0 or 90.1 depending on which of the cheap scales I have owned over the years...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/max.html There was a time I got a lot of email as result of my website. In 1998, I got a question that...
I'll bite. Someone wanted this for something. What? I could see a decoration for a coin shop but Faustus combined with a quadriga makes no...
Often the best answer when trying to read a coin is to find similar coins that will answer questions in comparison. To this end I offer my well...
While most of your reshoots are great improvements, this Gallienus strikes me as cold. Not having seen the coin, I would suspect the original...
I find two points of interest in this wonderful coin beyond those mentioned. Most platform scenes show the figure of Liberalitas holding an...
I know who I'm rooting for. I understand there are two more books after A Dance with Dragons so maybe the author does not know who wins.
Starting at the lower left, the first two letters are DN for Dominus Noster or Our Lord. The next letter might be H which suggests Honorius. If...
As a buyer on eBay since well before their IPO stock and most of the current rules and fees, the change I'd like to see is anything that penalizes...
eBay has a program of rebates that provided me with a gift certificate expiring August 1 so I went on the hunt for a coin I wanted to use this...
[ATTACH] Taras, AR obol Kantharos between two stars / Kantharos with ivy sprig (so they say anyway). This small silver has exceptionally even...
I prefer the Snow Leopard theory based on what species lives nearby. No proof. The theory that it was a heraldic animal for the town or ruler...
There seems to be quite a few of this Heraclea issue available in good shape but I also am keeping a worn Constantius II just because the portrait...
Notice their description of the reverse is: Manuel standing facing, holding cruciform sceptre. Perhaps we should substitute Manuel for the other...
I really suggest beginners start with the online materials certainly including Warren's pages and mine both mentioned above. You will want to buy...
When you shoot on white, the background automatically adds a little light to the edges. On black you can decide if you want to add a reflector or...
This is a double edged sword. If you draw attention to the coin and one of us decides to go against you on it, bad. If one of us already had...
[ATTACH] Mine has the opposite centering for comparison.
FDC coins deserve the best photos. That is a nice one!
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