Coming from a fellow collector of the grotty, something about the grottiness (even if this coin is quite decent for an Imperial quadrans) of this...
Not everyone is a fan of Renaissance Wax, because it can make a coin a bit overly shiny when overused, but when used sparingly it does a good job...
Gently remove as much as you can with a soft toothbrush and, if necessary, toothpick. Then soak it in pure distilled water, changing the water...
I wanted to let you all know that I've listed a variety of new coins on my eBay page, which I have now christened as Chimera Coins. You will find...
Hard to beat a winged horse... Here's a couple favorites, along with one I've never posted. [ATTACH] You really have to look at this one to find...
For what it's worth, I place them with my Indian coins - but those aren't kept far from my Greek coinage, either. This may sound meaningless, but...
Just looking at the style of the photograph and its lighting, I'm going to guess @Curtisimo is the owner of this beauty. Here is my favorite coin...
Looks like I got one and lost one, so I don’t guess I can complain about that. More money for the next auction!
Fantastic news, Nicholas! I have ordered a copy, and am looking over the PDF now (although I will wait until it is in hand to actually read any...
Yes, do not try further cleaning unless they have bronze disease or if one is completely encrusted (nothing to lose at that point, but none I see...
Very nice! I have a fouree of the type: [ATTACH]
Following @THCoins advice, use the latest catalogue and, if the new coins you encounter are variants of some listed in the book, catalogue them as...
I'm going to have to go with @Al Kowsky, since he has a thread on Gordian provincials! Just a hunch. Anyway, here's my only confronted bust coin,...
I'm a little late to this, but not too late I think. I will vote for @Valentinian, since my usage of this site's search function tells me that he...
I know only a little about these, yet I have accumulated a handful. As far as the Chinese I have, I love the deep blue tone to this Northern Song...
I’d recommend Renaissance Wax for coins like that. I believe beeswax has been used traditionally but may exhibit some issues in the long term, but...
Hoards sometimes aren’t associated with other finds (people often buried things away from civilization), but sometimes they are. We’ll never know....
How timely that this thread was brought back to the top! I was planning to post an update soon. I must confess that I did not follow @Roerbakmix's...
Yes, they were certainly dug and smuggled illegally and unethically, but the situation that made that happen can also be partly laid at the...
We all know about modern cast fakes, and hopefully have some idea of how to recognize the signs of them. But what about ancient cast fakes? When...
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