Who's Jerry Buss?
Even though it's all over the map and often contradictory, everyone's advice has been very helpful and much appreciated. It's given me a lot to...
Here's a quick and dirty photograph of a new Constantine that I picked up at the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) yesterday....
Where do you live, TIF? Is this going to be a cicada for you?
As I wrote when I first introduced myself, I got started collecting bronze coins of Constantine the Great sort of by accident. My goal was to...
Cleaned up very nicely. You are correct that it is Valentinian. Obverse inscription should be D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG. I remember this obverse...
What people fail to understand is that what we consider "aliens" are really just an unusual race of people who, despite their flourishing...
To elaborate a bit more on value: for most ancient coins, condition and/or historical significance has a greater influence on value than scarcity....
My Gordian III [IMG] Bronze Sestertius Rome mint, A.D. 241-243 Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Rev: AETERNITATI AVG - Sol, standing left, raising...
That's what I thought at first, but I cleaned it thoroughly. (It came in a batch of uncleaned coins years ago.) Even checked it under a...
I remember that years ago many people used to put Renwax, a microcrystaline wax, on their coins to protect them. Does anyone still do this?
I think you would get more help if you posted each coin individually. Be sure to include size and weight.
Here's one I've wondered about for a while. It's an as of Germanicus that's holed on one side, with a slight bump on the other. Unfortunately, I...
I agree about the reverse and the fact that it's barbarous. The obverse bust looks bearded to me. Possibly his father? I'm not sure if that...
I use black construction paper for a background, which isn't really black but more like a very dark, pearly gray. I put the coin on a dowel so...
Use a color, like Kelly green, that you are unlikely to see in a coin for your background. Then don't buy any coins with verdigris.
I'm not familiar with Sketchbook, so I can't offer any advice. On my home screen the old photos look good and the new ones green. On my work...
To add to Sallent's comments, "Thrax" means "from Thrace," definitely Barbarian territory. Furthermore, evidence, including the protruding chin,...
What image-processing software do you use?
I used to replace the background on my coin photos, but it was such a pain that I stopped. Now I use a dowel so that the background is out of...
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