[ATTACH] Probus A.D. 276-282 Struck in A.D. 278 AE Silvered Antoninianus 3.88 gms, 24 mm Obv: Radiant bust in imperial mantle facing left holding...
Firstly, the dolphin is not fat. It’s fluffy. It’s easy to decide who wins the dolphin, just flipper coin! Philip II from Deultum (and by...
I prefer the OPs obverse depicting the Charioteer driving walking biga right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Nice coin. I got this one earlier this year. [ATTACH] SICILY, Gela AR Tetradrachm 480 - 475 B.C. 17.18 gms, 25-26 mm Obv: Charioteer driving...
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Neat video. (I hope folks here will take a moment to view it). This is the direct link to the video which David Atherton posted in the ancient...
You may have found the result of a high school chemistry experiment. After the experiment, some of the cent coins end-up back in circulation....
Can you provide a link to this video?
I believe that the Romans simply heat treated and then pickled the blanks in an acidic solution (maybe urine) prior to striking. This process...
#1 Yes they weigh close to the same weight. I don't have the weight of ancientnoob's coin but the weight is one of the diagnostics used to...
Consider lurking in the ancient forum. You will find nine pages of threads if you search the word "overstrike" in the ancient forum. Here is...
The granularity is only one of several surface conditions found on the type. Some of the coinage was made from blanks from mashed-down Roman...
There are lots of interesting stories that might get you hooked on ancient coins. Kavadh I may have been the first hippie but his predecessor...
I believe that we still need someone to post a 1774.
An opportunity to post something modern & off center. :) I believe that this is the first time I've posted this coin: [ATTACH] You guys all...
My bad. I thought folks were abandoning the 1 year at a time thing. I cannot edit/delete the three coins I posted out of turn. :oops:...
Germany 1773 1 Kreuzer: [ATTACH] 1771 Mexico 8 Reales: [ATTACH] (FWIW, this 8 Reales used to be in an NGC slab) It is nice to hold this piece...
I've got some coins to contribute to this thread from each century. Perhaps we could do one Century per day until we get down to 600 B.C.? Until...
I believe that we now need a 1794. This morning, daveydempsey posted a George Washington copper dated 1795. Who has something dated 1794?...
I really like the appearance of the coin in your photo. The surface & tone reflect an overall "look" that I personally enjoy. I saw a great...
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