I see both of Seth's coins as FH4 but my set of Thessalonika officinae 1-3 for Constans really blur the line between FH1 and FH4. The space...
I have always liked Alexandria because my first one (ALEA) struck me as such a well drawn coin. As a result, I filled out the set of four...
I see the OP coin as GPLG not GSLG. This is a type I do not have. It shows the unique to this mint cylinder above the bottle brush tail of the...
I'm sorry you missed the coin. I don't recall it either. I bid on four coins in this last CNG electronic but won none. I can't even remember...
I have so few Laodicea coins and only one SEVER: [ATTACH]
Yeah but the problem is two or three of the people who would like that coin post here. I'd like TIF and you a whole lot better if you would stop...
"(415 BCish)" I'd call that a reasonable guess. It is Classical. It is also a nice coin that you should like.
May I suggest the application of a scale regarding make-up. The base unit will be known as a TIF-TET being equal to the amount of makeup used on...
A-noob's take on the Pontos really points out how different we are. You call the coin a 'personal coup'. Many of us have posted the Perseus type...
The question to me is why Vespasian returned to the normal inverted (we used to call it 'base out') legends for some but not all of his coins. It...
Note how different are the portraits we have for this one lady. Q's has fat face; my second one is abnormally thin.
For Rome, that is nice!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have two Theodoras which illustrate the 'problem' with her coins. The first is TRP like Mikey and Gil missing the head of...
Rings come in a vast array of types and powers but most are just for close ups. Mine is used a a small fraction of full power for coins but it is...
[ATTACH] I tried a few other coins and learned a bit. For example I discovered that the ring light really did a poor job with the two sand...
Canon 5D mkII with Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro (old model - not IS)
[ATTACH] Light one is a bar shaped Ott light bounced off a white foam reflector curved behind it. Light four is an LED ring light. Both lights...
I'm working on lighting techniques for coin images an produced the image below showing four versions of the same coin shot with the same camera...
I have absolutely no problem with the ERIC II rarity list but it was made solely for IMPERIAL coins (the I in ERIC) and means less than nothing...
This is not an easy one. The standard soak in commercial or home brew BD remover (Sodium sesquicarbonate) will remove the green but the green is...
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