Nothing for sale here! Not at the moment anyway :D @stevex6 Burn is completely healed thank you for asking. Spent Christmas day watching 9...
My problem is, my favourite coin is whatever I am currently holding.......
Excellent write up. I think I might pinch it to add to my info on Emperors related to my coins, I shall give you credit
I could easily have picked another 10. In no particular order: 1. Aigina, Aegina [IMG] [IMG] Silver Stater None - Land tortoise viewed from...
[IMG] [IMG] Lydia, Sardes Coin: Bronze Youthful head of Dionysos right SARDI-ANWN - Horned panther walking left, head front, holding spear in...
Take on board anything that dougsmit says.
I prefer the black background, I think it displays the coin better. If the coin is black, you have to lighten the coin a touch. I hate patterned...
Might be Antioch. Have a look on Wildwinds, around RIC BMC 295cf.
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Merry Christmas! I can do it later if nobody else can, but just a bit busy ATM.
There are better things to wish an ancient coin collector :D
Here is mine [IMG] [IMG] Ruler: Alexander III State, City: Macedonia Coin: AE - Head of Hercules in lion skin facing right. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ - Quiver...
Happy Birthday Mickey :D
Stick it back in the DW for a couple of days, you should be able to get more off the obverse.
Are these symbols available online anywhere?
If you go to his Wildwinds page (thumbnails) and press CTRL F and search for eagle, you will see a few. You are not going to be able to identify...
His eagles faced both directions.
If you get some Verdi-Care, get a couple of cheap coins from ebay to test it on, that way, when you need to use it in anger, you will know what...
It looks like copper oxide to me (but I am no expert). I wouldn't try to clean it any further.
A similar coin on Vcoins https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/marcantica/94/product/ae_as_nemausus_gaul_chained_crocodile/633441/Default.aspx The...
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