Weird. First link: [ATTACH] Second link: [ATTACH]
It may be fake. I found a similar one in the fakes section of the FORVM:...
Please post a bit more information: - what is the weight of the coin - what is the diameter of the coin - how did you get it? For easier...
Curious to see the results after cleaning!
I think @TIF may be right. I'm planning on cleaning a few coins with horn silver using sodium thiosulphite and write a sort of step by step...
I like this coin a lot, mostly due to the banker marks. This coin was clearly used for quite some time, showing wear, but still staying within the...
Odd: I posted a Parthian drachm in his post on, well, Parthian drachms. There were some reactions and likes after that in my alerts, which all...
This doesn't look like a coin, but the one with the pink stone is a gem (google for "roman gem" for similar examples. Imho, it looks like real...
@Clavdivs yeah, I had mixed feelings while doing it as well. Though, having reached a point of no return, I actually enjoyed the thought "the...
So here is a combined picture of the before (above) and after (below). 'In hand', the colours show more contrast (i.e. a darker patina on the...
@Deacon Ray Really like yours! Apart from the lot of medieval silver coins that's posted here, I've bought a nice Danube Celts AR drachm:...
Thanks @Jwt708. I was a bit hesistant to post this restoration process, as there are some strong opinions concerning cleaning / restoration etc....
@dougsmit. Thanks, I struggle to read and ID them correctly (which is the main reason I bought this lot; to get some experience in English...
Part of the fun I get with collecting ancient and medieval coinage is attempting to clean encrusted coins, or restore damaged coins. There is a...
Nice! Since two days, I can add my own half penny of Henry III: [IMG] Ruler: Henry III (1207-1272) Denomination: Halved penny, minted: England,...
@seth77 Thanks for the detailed reaction on the gros tournois. It certainly is an interesting coin. Am I correct to understand that the weight of...
@Archeocultura that cleaned up really nice! I know it's beside the point of this thread, but could you elucidate a bit on the cleaning process?...
I've got a reply from Brad, the owner of http://hammered_farthings.tripod.com/index.htm regarding coin 8,9 and 10, which he ID'd correctly...
So, to sum up the first 10/22 coins: Coin 1: Gros Tournois Philip IV, minted: 1285-1314 Coin 2: Denarius Sevarus Alexande, minted: 222-228 Coin 3:...
Coin nr. 9. Idem: very small, fragile and lightweight. (are these farthings?) [ATTACH] Obv: crowned head. “EX” Rev: “CIV”, long cross with open...
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