Nice work! Those coins are very appealing.
I'm not sure what the typical hammer length is, having never seen one. I would guess that the hammer length had to be an optimal one to assure...
Yes, the die shifted during the striking, causing a slight doubling. That's common for these coins. The reverse (owl) side was the hammer die...
Thank you so much for this informative and well illustrated article. The mining prints remind me of the double thaler with a mining scene, bought...
As a companion to the lovely 1815 4 soles posted by Eduard today, here's the 8 soles, purchased many years ago from Karl Stephens Argentina, 8...
Nice owls! Those nine coins are really nice acquisitions. Congrats!
Thanks! I've been collecting coinage of Athens, 99.99% tetradrachms for many years. Branching into the imitations has really expanded the field...
That's a beautiful coin and wonderful photographing.
I used to own one many years ago but sold it along with many other coins to help finance the purchase of the house. I regretted parting with it...
Nice pickups for 2022! I really like your August dupondius, with the croc on the reverse. The Vespasian denarius is also very nice, with good...
This year has been an active one, to say the least, for me. Again, the purchases have been primarily ancients, with a focus on imitations of...
I really like the Julius Caesar denarius! Really nice centering and surfaces on that one! Congratulations!
At 8.34 grams that coin is in the range of AE folles of the period. I really like the intact silvering. These are my only examples. Maximianus,...
Cilicia, Tarsos, AR Stater, Mazaios (Satrap of Cilicia), 361-334 BC. 10.7 grams [ATTACH] Next: A bull.
I wonder if some of the "limes" denarii were struck, rather than cast. Here's a coin that I picked up earlier this year, as a post auction...
Your coin is a nicely preserved silvered follis. The core is bronze, hence the AE designation, and more often than not with these coins the...
Here's a link to London Coins on VCoins: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx? I've ordered coins...
NGC has a long-established reputation as the leading TPG (third party grading) service. They do no guarantee the authenticity of ancient coins,...
If you do a light cleaning, be sure to use distilled water. Tap water has chemicals that could adversely affect the coin, especially with...
Here's a link that you might find very interesting. The article includes images of some coin molds: LINGWELL GATE ROMAN COIN MOULDS – BY EMILY...
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