Here's my "type" coin from Pontos, Amisos. Pontos, 120-63 BC AE 30 Amisos Mithradates Obverse: Athena facing right Reverse: Perseus standing,...
Sorry, regarding Karl Stephens, I actually meant he does not charge buyer's fee or commission.
I like your pics. I'm on a long learning curve. Once I take my photos, I load them in to Windows 10 photos using a USB link (I'm very old...
Thanks. I guess I will give Renwax at try when it arrives. I have a lower grade Cleopatra VII 80 drachma that I will try this wax on first.
After finishing Mary Renault's The King Must Die, I started looking around for her today. Where on earth did I put her? I have a knack for...
That's similar to the anonymous follis that I treated with beeswax many years ago - minimal change, really. I guess the coin really didn't need...
Thank you. I've been using PVC-free 2 x 2 flips for some time now. A couple of years ago I went through the entire collection throwing out...
So true... Getting back to Attica tetradrachm hammer prices on Roma, let's look at an example. Lot 197 is a tetradrachm that is nicely centered,...
There's also the psychology of bidding. Often bidding becomes the object and not so much the coin. I am sure this is a major element behind...
Yes, it is a head-scratcher. The sellers on VCoins and MA Shops are pricing these coins at healthy levels, very high actually, for mass...
I think there were some pretty good buys to be had in the large lots, if you happened to be interested in periods of the coins offered.
Yes, I was watching the bids for the later Roman bronzes, and although I don't collect that period, I noticed that the bids were generally very...
Thanks. I placed an order for Renwax last night. When I receive it, I might try it out on a lower grade bronze coin. The last time I tried...
Thank you all for the advice. Does anyone have a before and after photo of coin treated with Renwax? Thanks
I'm trying my hand in photographing opals, not an easy task. Here are my initial attempts with an Ethiopian opal, 46 grams: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've had this coin for about a year. I noticed that the coin's surface appeared to be deteriorating in the NGC slab. Here's the coin removed...
Thanks. That coin might be a double Heraclius strike. I too am not a real expert on this coinage, despite collecting Byzantine bronzes going...
Yes, that is a large lower case "m". That's a very nice example. I really like the patina.
I have a couple more observations about the coin I posted. I compared the legends of the two portraits on my coin with other examples online....
Due to the over-strike nature of the follis that I posted, I'm beginning think (always dangerous) that the coin could be that of Heraclius....
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