Ooh, he was the nemesis! In fairness, though, he probably had more good years than Broadway Joe.
The geologist's refrain: Objects scratch objects that they are harder than. Brass is harder than silver and will scratch it, but it is softer...
Just curious: were you a Joe Namath fan?
Just so as not to confuse anyone, I think Doug meant "350 and 360 AD." There are two things going on with coins of Constantine. One is the...
0.01g is a pretty small weight. If an object weighs, say, 0.015g, it could easily fluctuate between 0.01g and 0.02g. Seems like a pretty bad scale...
For $20 you really can't go wrong with one of these:...
Yet RIC does not make this distinction. Could it be that later scholarship refuted this distinction? The obverse busts look pretty similar. [IMG]...
There is a crack on the obverse at around 5:30 that appears in the reverse around 6:30. Does the crack go all the way through the flan or does it...
Most of those coins look pretty stable. I don't think you will hurt them by soaking. A little dish-washing detergent and a toothbrush won't do any...
You might also include the size and weight in your description. It is interesting that he is depicted with a radiate crown. During this time...
I'll bite. What do you collect? Jewelry made out of ancient coins?
Welcome Marc. Like you, I started with Late Roman Bronzes (LRB). Now I collect mostly Roman Imperial bronzes...
I don't think you have anything to worry about. BD creates a powdery accumulation that you can easily brush off with your finger (but need to...
One would assume. Yet one could counter that murdering your son, your 2nd wife, your brother-in-law and his 11-year-old son, among others, are not...
One must take Eusebius with a grain of salt. He was more interested in promoting Christianity than reporting history. Other than Eusebius, I'm not...
[IMG] Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rev: SALVS AVG - Salus, standing left, with...
I'm pretty sure they're pressed.
The video linked to in thread you referenced above is great. It explains the process very well. Seems like the weight of an electrotype would be...
I checked his listings. They are mostly artifacts, but s/he has a lot of low-to-mid grade coins, too. Must make his money through volume, since...
In discussion of fakes, I often hear about 19th-century museum electrotypes. But I don't know much of anything about them. Is there somewhere I...
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