The debasement continued, of course. Here's an antoninianus of Herennia Etruscilla, 250 AD. At 80% silver content, when first issued by...
Perhaps it might, but the whole process of oxidation is fickle and subject to conditions such as humidity and the environment (such as soil...
Your third coin has a nice even green/brown patina.
It likely is. Bronze is comprised primarily of copper, with a small amount of tin. Malachite is an oxide of copper, as is azurite and cuprite....
I did a reshoot of the Faustina I Ceres as, with somewhat better results. I still need to work on lighting, especially with dark, rough...
That's a match with my as, at least for the obverse, with the legend reading DIVAFAV STINA. The reverse of your coin depicts Pietas, while my...
Since I started this thread in September, another coin arrived from Spain. This is a drachm of Ptolemy IV Philopator, Alexandria, 222-205 BC,...
Thank you, and thanks for the information. I am very sorry about the bad quality of the Faustina I as with Ceres photo. The camera is picking up...
Thanks. This is the first early Faustina II coin that I have ever owned. I must say that's a very coy depiction of Pudicitia. I've seen the...
Thank you. I don't really focus on Roman coinage, resulting in a rather disjointed collection, eclectic I guess some would call.
A few weeks ago I came across this scarce Pudicitia SC sestertius of Faustina Junior. This is the variety with Pudicitia seated, facing left....
A pretty common coin, but here's a lovely Julia Mamaea sestertius, AD 222-23, 19.49 grams, Roma E-Sale 53, lot 830. IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA,...
The wear is even, the color nice and I don't see any signs of tooling - a very nice example!
It is a nice coin with some merits, and it will re-tone darker over time, just let nature do her work. Storing the coin in a paper envelope would...
Athens, AR tetradrachm, after 449 BC [ATTACH] Kings of Macedon, Alexander III, AR tetradrachm, Cilicia, early posthumous issue, possibly Side,...
Late Roman bronze is something I don't generally collect, but speaking from experience with ancient bronze coins, I think your coin is okay in...
That's a beautiful coin and great acquisition. Congratulations!
Related to this thread, I came across this book in Google Books, on Women in Antiquity:...
Photos can be misleading, and the "coin in hand" can be quite different. Thanks
Donna, that's a really nice coin, but I wonder if the green accumulations might be PVC residue. I cannot really tell from the photos. They could...
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