Yeah that’s for sure an obol from Alexandria. I’d go to acsearch and type in obol, Alexandria, and either hawk or falcon and see what you get. I...
@Terence Cheesman A fantastic coin! The problem I find with Sestertsei (?) is that either one side is great and the other bad or vise versa. Or......
How about an Alexandrian coin of baldy?! [ATTACH] Emmett 3996
Nice coin! As for the impressions in the reverse field, they’re a result of a die clash. See the link to @dougsmit s page about them here:...
Oooh... there's someone who knows something about these beau... well, interesting coins. ...and they are interesting coins everyone! I wanted an...
To add some more Geta to this thread... here's my best coin of him as Augustus captured for a mere $33.50. This coin was struck in 211 before...
That’s a nice coin at a good price! It’s amazing isn’t it that you can buy nearly 2000 year old Roman silver(ish sometimes) coins for so little....
Yeah I’d say to the OP, let’s reset and see those drachms again! This is a good conversation to have!
No, maybe harsh Is the wrong wording... maybe emotional. Either way, we’re all coin friends here. We post to have conversations and hear others...
I saw the original post before the photos were removed. Those coins did have some artificial makeup. It looked to me like any loss of detail was...
Haha. When my first few coins arrived at the beginning of my collecting, I remember being a bit disappointed by their size too (LBRs). I had...
While not a nice coin... I've always liked this one. It was pierced at sometime in the past (probably in antiquity) by a old-style square nail....
Also... check out my fantastic Otho! I also have a matching Galba but can't find the photo. (in the past, I've looked for more information on...
I've got a modern campgate! Got it for 25 cents when I struck out on ancients at a coin show (maybe overpaid... haha). [ATTACH]
Constantius II as Caesar. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Siscia mint... looks to be Delta SIS (then maybe a dot or something... or it’s just an...
Just the natural oils from your fingers. Some rubbing may help tone the fresh bronze marks back down to near the color of the rest of the coin in...
With a coin like this, if a dry brushing with a tooth brush doesn't do it, you love it as it is. It's not going to get much better. I'd just...
Looks like a fun group of coins (mostly Postumus) that should clean up well! Philip, Philip II, Valerian, Gallienus, Salonina, Postumus... can't...
That's a long delay, glad they found their home! This coin is not itself special. It's a scarce variation of a very common theme. However, in...
Here's one. The alternating bright silvering and dark bronze make this one a monster to photograph (I had to revert to the seller's photo as mine...
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