[ATTACH] Anonymous AE Quadrans, Roman Republic Obverse: Hercules to right, wearing lion skin, three pellets to left Reverse: Prow of galley...
I would be proud of any of those coins. I’d love to hear more about your cleaning methods. Very impressive.
I too envy the Divus Julius denarius. Anyway, I hope this isn’t too much information, but in light of @TypeCoin971793’s museum find I did some...
Very interesting about the burial objects. I'm curious enough that I might try to do some more research and see whether it was common or not....
It sounds rough, but before trying electrolysis, I’ve had some success laying coins in a blob of Elmer’s glue and then ripping it off. This only...
I was using the Nero as an example of an attractive coin that didn’t have much patina at the high points. Wouldn’t dream of touching it further :)
I thought of electrolysis, but I figured that was a bit extreme at first. I might try the Scotch pad. I hate to remove the patina at all, but in...
A while back I was given a handful of uncleaned coins by a professor. For the most part they were barely identifiable slugs, although I was able...
My girlfriend says my bronzes look like chewed gum.
I got this denarius in the mail today, and really wanted to share it. Although it's very worn and probably a familiar type, something about it is...
I do use acid free paper for my flips, I was just curious. I know that it used to be common to keep coins in cabinets with a label under them, as...
Out of curiosity, can the acid in the paper really cause damage to a coin? Especially when it is in the other side of the flip and not in direct...
Not to drag this thread out of the abyss, but I wanted to give a quick update. While it was even more beautiful in hand, I ultimately I decided to...
I'm very impressed by all of the thought that's gone into this! I hadn't considered astrological significance at all, and that's something I know...
I don’t have it in hand yet, and I haven’t researched it at all, but I won my first Antony yesterday: [ATTACH]
Beautiful toning, and a very interesting portrait. My only Vespasian so far: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Mn. Fonteius Obverse: MN FONTEI C•F, laureate head of Apollo (?) right Reverse: Cupid (?) on goat right; above, piles; in exurgue,...
Those fibulae look pretty well preserved, and should clean up even better. Is that a lock on the bottom left?
Very timely post, considering I just won an Apollonia Pontika drachm (my first Greek!) and was wondering about this. And the lyres just look like...
At least with the few I have, it varies from location to location. I consider them Roman coins if the area was under Roman control in one form or...
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