Definitely an interestingly detailed and well rendered portrait, he looks better suited for playing World of Warcraft and gobbling hotpockets in...
Honestly @philologus_1 I think your prutah is roughly equivalent to the pricy example, maybe even better as the other one clearly has some...
I learn new things here everyday, that's a nice interesting coin thanks for sharing!
Meh, tertiary education in general has degenerated to a remarkable degree, as has the quality of educators and their standards. At least half of...
Wow that's an awesome interesting coin! I never knew that the Romans struck such small silver coins, now I need one or something similar, thanks...
I love cleaning ancient silver and usually default to the aluminum foil and electrolyte method though that would remove all the sulfide patina....
No lol, the bottom (other) side of your fragment is what I was curious about. Does the bronze continue to that side? Do either of those chunks of...
Very cool mold fragment! Can you see the bronze on the other side of the mold as well? I'm not very familiar with the Chinese casting technique,...
Yep it can be annoying, but being forced to look at coins you wouldn't otherwise get to see isn't always a bad thing. A scarce 3/4 obol from Eion...
Yeah, small coins are lots of fun! Here are some Greek AR fractions on a 42mm Ptolemaic drachm. It's an old pic; not trying to copy the inimitable...
It arrived a bit over a week ago, but the encrustation has been very tenacious and unresponsive to easier and faster techniques so pin tools under...
I've read that in rural India, the silver Indo-Greek/Scythian/Kushano-Sasanian and other ancient/medieval pieces coins still circulate on the...
Cleaning ancient coins is exceptionally fun and rewarding personally and I'd highly recommend expanding your experience and repertoire of chemical...
Got a good feeling about Caracalla, a nice snarling example wouldn't have been so expensive that it would have memorably impinged upon booze funds...
Whoops ran afoul of the mods, apologies for stepping on any sensitive toes. To be fair it was a critique of culture(s) and postmodern...
I grew up using BC/AD and am not a believer but will stubbornly continue to do so. It's a long standing cultural convention that I'm not about to...
Awesome digital display, I had been wondering where you went so it's good to see that you're still at it, hopefully narrowing your focus proves...
The very noticeable roughness in the "wreath" border also made me think die rust at first glance. If they polished off the rusted surface of the...
I believe part of that has to do with the internet linking supply with demand. In some regions certain antiques were scarce and in high-demand,...
Lovely coin and provenance! I wonder about the "half litra?" designation though, was that a denominational system they used at the time?
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