About 13mm at its widest point. Although it is fairly well centered in terms of Apollo and the MFB, we're missing the dolphin above and, more...
Picked up this one recently. It is a quarter unit, c317-270 BC, and would fit between 304 and 305 in the Potamikon catalog. Apollo left,...
Another interesting avenue is the Semitic roots for many Greek words and the changeovers that occur there. Such changeovers are at the heart of...
I didn't know the type existed. What a great coin.
Going through some old coins I re-photographed this one, from Smyrna in Ionia, which features Homer on its reverse. They claim Homer came from...
That's a real beauty, congratulations!
I don't know if this is the most difficult since I have difficulty with all photos, but these two coins from Birytis are particularly difficult...
Turns out I have an iPhone 6s, not a 7.
I also bought wooden circles that come in a variety of sizes which can be glued to the ends of the dowel. Right now I have one at the base to...
I distinctly remember pushing a Morgan dollar into a crevice between a wall and the floor when I was a child. I keep telling my parents I need to...
I found the pots in my garage while I was snowblowing and remembered doug's post :) I had to buy the dowel materials at the craft store but that...
"framemagic" the iPhone app allows easy combining of images, for those interested. [ATTACH]
These are black on the inside. What I like about your method is I can finally quit obsessing about the background altogether, and now focus on...
I have one, and I've been successful taking close-ups of small things like countermarks but not coins this size.
Macedon, Bottiaia (shot while holding Nico!): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Guangci's "Bunny Guy". He's a great contemporary artist in China (I bought this in Beijing). [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] He is easily...
I tried using my iPhone today with a Doug-style set up. I ordered a tripod but that hasn't arrived yet. Anyhow, the first attempt was good. The...
Salem is notorious for adding fake "earthen" patina (he has some good material, though).
That sextans is fantastic!
Where did you read that? I'd be interested to know and also see the related bibliography.
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