The thing is, the bull is clearly facing us. You can clearly see the horn and the ear on the left side of the head. So the blob to the right of...
Question for both Doug and Jules: what resolution do you use for your finished photos? I shoot everything at 300 dpi, but since I don't print...
I would NEVER have spotted that. How did you come by the before pics? Did you used to own these coins?
Actually, I think the lettering in the obverse inscription is more distinctive on your coin than the WW example, and I have more confidence in...
Interesting comment. After years of hearing collectors deriding "stripped" coins, you promote the virtue of bare metal. I don't feel particularly...
Casting bubbles? "AVGVSTOR"?
I found this on Wildwinds, listed as SNG Pfalz 172: [IMG] Here's the text: "Gallienus, AE of Antioch, Pisidia. IMP CAES P LIC GALIEN PF AV (Greek...
Is the depth of field too narrow? Yep. I'm in the same boat. For now, I've decided that this is about as good as I'm going to get: [ATTACH]...
I'm surprised to hear that it will strip the patina. All the comments I'd heard in the past were the opposite, that it didn't do much of anything...
The reverse is incuse, so it was an easy call.
This, however, is strange--the exact same coin listed twice, with auctions closing within 14 hours of each other:...
Not often you can get a decent grade 3rd century sestertius for less than $20, including shipping. The style looks good to me. But with that much...
I found this little pipsqueak in a small lot of Greek AR fractions. It's worn and corroded, and I doubt I will be able to identify it, but I'd...
I was in the process of typing more or less that same thing that Oldhoopster wrote when his message appeared, so I'll just second what he wrote.
My favorite vendor is Wizard Coin Supply. Great service and reasonable prices. They have both Saflips and Supersafe Museum flips, (which are a...
This has got to be one of the best-kept secrets in all eBaydom.
eBay?
I don't recognize it. It has a vaguely Eastern or possibly Danubian Celtic appearance, but the texture looks like it might be cast.
It's a votive. During this time period, Augusti and Caesars took vows of office every 5 years, thanking the gods for their protection for the...
I no longer own this, but I used to have an as of Germanicus coin with half a hole: [ATTACH]
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