Hmm, it seems I can now submit a more relevant coin, ya probably recognize it also! The artistic merits really drew me in. SICILY, KAINON....
I'd say you chose a very good one, those more obscure Sicilian coins are very interesting and appealing, I can see why so many collect them....
LOL! Nice score, I was following those listings closely too and also got one (plus 3 last week). It isn't bronze but ya might recognize it :)...
Nice artifacts, I have a few of those terracotta seals too, also with finger/palm prints. I don't really collect New World stuff as I like metal...
Ceramics are still rather mysterious to me, thanks @7Calbrey for posting your new finds (I like the Unguentarium!) and thanks @Ken Dorney for the...
I had come across that seller's auctions a while back and the prices appeared reasonable, quite unlike "Highratinghigherprice". Not only does he...
Not to speed up oxidation, but to encourage the copper atoms in the silver alloy to migrate out and accumulate in the boundary-zones between...
I'm not really sure, but the appearance of acid-etched modern silver is significantly more "frosty" and fine-grained than the appearance of...
Circulation wear affects the high-points to a far greater degree than the fields and crevices/transition zones which should be crisp relative to...
More diagnostic than the color is the lack of clear definition between the fields and embossed design ("mushy" appearance as already stated) and...
I started collecting US coins in Kindergarten and thought that the 3-cent silvers were delightfully small coins. If you had shown me some Greek...
If by cleaned you mean completely stripped of the nice Carbonate patina by soaking in acid, then yes. It would have come out shiny so they then...
Looks like a crappy modern cast fake to me, I only see 1 picture though.
Looks like they acid-dipped it and then applied an artificial patina using something like the "Swellegant" line of products used by unscrupulous...
Thanks for the insight, are you referring to double rose bronzes like mine or a different type? It was €5.53 and worth it to me even if a common...
Nice coin, thanks for sharing! And I don't plan on cooking this piece with aluminum foil or anything drastic, just the mechanical removal of the...
After a few years of having my lowball bids beaten I finally got a decent Drachm of Rhodes, one of the later Plinthophoric issues which I now...
Hah, I like this theory, humorous anachronism aside it seems like a rather logical explanation. Interesting piece.
I love the plinthophoric coinage, they're in the "sweet spot" of the confluence of beauty and affordability, great score!
I sold an early Iron Age Celtic sword (same style as the riveted bronze willow-leaf swords) back in high-school because I thought I needed the...
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