That's a very nice example, well centered and with excellent detail! My experience with these almost rock hard brownish and greenish deposits is...
Here's a link to a Wikipedia article on an Assyrian lens that was discovered in 1850 and is on display at the British Museum....
I think they had a form of magnification back then, but it probably wasn't very sophisticated. So your two coins are hemitetartemorions, as noted...
There are some pretty graphic coins out there depicting some very grisly scenes, such as this Turkoman coin. Artuqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din...
Those are nice examples, especially the first coin. The obverse ram is well done. Yes, going just by the photos can be risky - always check the...
Nice acquisition! A lovely coin.
United States, dollar, 1799. 26.7 grams [ATTACH]
Thank you all for the corrections. It is a fascinating coin with a very "eastern' character.
Thanks!
This is a coin that I purchased purely for the reverse. I don't really collect Roman provincial coins on any systematic basis, but instead on...
Thanks for the information and additional photo. Yes, I agree that it is a fake, but given the crude nature of the coin and its lead...
Here's a Tiberius II Constantine follis that I purchased last year from my local coin dealer. Here's the before cleaning photo: Tiberius II...
That trident Zeus is holding is unusual. I've never seen that before.
Interesting. Are you sure the metal is lead? I say this because a number of salvaged 1740 MF 4 reales (your coin is not an 8 reales based on the...
You might want to take a look at the article provided through a link by GinoLR. I haven't read it yet, but it looks really interesting. Did...
The Spanish and Portuguese colonizing South America, Central America, the Caribbean and areas of North America would need to bring coins with them...
Thanks! Yes, the obverse legend ends with GRATI followed by a square. That's the first time I have seen this anomaly, but it could be more...
I think the flan shape is reflective of the period. It seems that as the production of sestertii proceeded from the first century AD into the...
Wow! Thanks for posting. It is quite remarkable that a coin like this, way below weight standard, would get their approval. These copies are...
I agree, and I think any attempt to remove the horn silver, which appears quite thick might reveal corrosion underneath it, which would make...
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