Iron depositions are difficult, however on coins with a high silver content (such as this coin), it's easier than on, say, billion coins. The...
[ATTACH] Sold my daughter five times (not sure how many daughters I would have had in ancient rome) - but it worked out :)
I second the statements by @dougsmit. Here is mine: [ATTACH]
Since you asked on how to identify the coins, and not for an identification: this website (http://numismatics.org/ocre/identify) allows you to...
I'm not sure about the total count, but I believe there were about 15 die matches both for obverse and reverse for this Ambiani stater (out of the...
Sodium thiosulphate dissolves AgCl and AgBr, but as far as I know, it doesn't do anything with iron oxides? Care to explain your procedure?
Sceattas The focus of my collection has largely shifted to sceatta's: small silver coins from the 'dark ages', likely minted between c. 690-750 AD...
Maybe that’s the reason he sold it? :rolleyes:
This thread has made me wonder: is there are thread dedicated to finding provenances? I wonder about the methods others use.
I was doing exactly this today. Some tips: Sixbid archives is less complete, but includes some auction houses that ACsearch does not Use boolean...
I stopped reading after the first few lines :dead: Anyway, I took the liberty to edit your pictures a bit [ATTACH] A few notes: It's a bronze...
appears to be a quarter stater of the carnutes: [IMG] https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com#/en/single/l31078170
This made me chuckle :) I tried to create the same mirror-effect as on @AncientJoe's photo's: [ATTACH]
Congratulations on the splendid coin. It's a superb addition to your impressive collection - for those that didn't yet visited @AncientJoe's...
These are jetons, or ‘rechenpfennig’, roughly 16th -18th century. You should be able to ID them in this condition.
That's a nice coin, Ryro! Looks like a nice toning; perhaps you'll find some hidden provenance? I've photographed the last coin's obverse 'as...
@Kaleun96 that's really a nice coin and an interesting photo technique. Could you explain how you photographed it?
Recently, I've added a few interesting Celtic coins to my collection. Most came with a find location, which is always a pre in my opinion....
I've got a couple of non-ancients. This one is rather impressive, both because of the detail, the size (39 mm!) and the spectacular toning. A...
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