Yes, pareidolia is the tendency to see something meaningful or identifiable in an object. Apophenia is the related psychological phenomenon of...
Sad news about the cats! I hope for the best in both cases. Like Donna I use the Leuchturm trays. Luckily, when I lived in Europe they were...
That is a fantastic example. The under type is really clear, though too bad Victory seems to have obliterated the old mint mark. I agree that...
Can you make out the lettering? It appears to be the Greek for "oon" over the bust at 12h00 which possibly means the obverse is MITROPOLITOON -...
Sadly we will likely never know the details. Could be a former master brought out of retirement or who was now a supervisor but sometimes had to...
The top two coins have no real relation to each other. The VIRTVS EXRCITI Victory crowning emperor is an early fifth century type, often struck...
I remember many years ago, when I only had Roman coins in my collection, seeing one of these at a show. I couldn't believe my eyes. I think I...
I suspect that this is the type of thing that led Bastien, in his studies of the Lyons mint, to assume two engravers working contemporaneously. SC
The coins of Galeria Valeria, issued over a relatively short time, have extremely diverse busts. Makes one wonder if this was a case where no...
Very interesting. Thanks for the "recipe". SC
Very nice stuff. While I totally respect people who have only a single collecting focus, they often create unparalleled collections in their...
It is definitely one of the nicest Crispus busts I have seen. SC
Very cool. What kind of wax did you use? Was it warm or room temperature when you pressed the coin in? Any problem cleaning the coin after??...
Definitely looks like a mural crown, which would mean a city (or koinon) personification and not an Empress. For the reverse, my guess would be...
I don't see a die shift. I see a reverse with an off-centre die. An amateur numismatist can perhaps mistake the two terms but a professional...
Nice chart. Ultimately, whatever works for you is good. Personally a couple of observations. I agree with Roman Collector that a references...
Fantastic stuff! SC
Nice stuff. I really love that Wang Mang interregnum era scrap. Beautiful. SC
Excellent. Tell all your friends. And the call for essays for Volume IV is still open. Shawn
Indeed! Glad FFIVN is doing well and him and FFIVNIA are out doing good works. SC
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