Terrific! Thanks so much Severus Alexander! What great folks on CT!!!! Almost 88 and still learning.
Just caught my eye. Does anyone have an idea of the nature of the "beaded" belt Maximinus I wears on this coin? Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. AR...
Thank you!
A nice Titus Judaea Capta sestertius: Titus, as Caesar; 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius. "JUDAEA CAPTA" issue. Rome mint. Struck 72 AD. Obv: Laureate head...
Where can sodium thiosulphate be purchased? And how is it used? Looking forward to your article on this. Thanks.
Curtis' article touched on the restored coins issue by Trajan. This is not pretty to look at, but it is unique: Trajan; 98-117 AD. AR denarius...
Good info, nice coin, and great photo!
Did the OP's coin come from Naumann? (sp). Seems several of their coins come with yellow "soil." Not certain of the seller. Getting old. But one...
The reverse is upside down. There should be a monogram beneath the head of the club. Nice coin.
Hadrian; 117-138 AD. AR denarius (19mm; 3.04 gm; 8h). Obv: Laureate head with "Heroic" bust, right; aegis with two serpents on left shoulder. Rev:...
It is a scarce denomination. I would value it as $30-$40.
Here is mine: Æ Sestertius. (32mm; 19.33 gm; 1h). [ATTACH]
Rasiel, do you have this one? It used to be unlisted in the major references.[ATTACH]
Splendid photo!!! I feel I could reach out and touch it!
IMHO, great toning adds value to a coin. I think the auction house shot themselves in the foot
I see probable authentic reddish black deposits at the very back of Hadrian's head (OP). I wonder why they, too, were not "tooled." It would be so...
Mexico mint.
And great photography!
Here's one with a multi-hued patina: Julia Domna; wife of Septimius Severus; Æ Sestertius. (32mm; 19.33 gm; 1h). Rome mint, 211-217 AD. Obv: Her...
Trajan. 98-117 AD. Æ Semis (19mm, 4.9 g, 6h). Rome mint, for circulation in Syria. Struck 116 AD. Obv:Radiate and draped bust right. Rev: Large...
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