And that's really a fraction of what a comparable coin would fetch on today's market. Here are a few listings of this coin picked randomly...
Just based on the coin photos, as grainy as they are, the grading seems quite conservative by today's standards. I assume that the Greek coins...
Normally contemporary is used in the context that something, someone or some event is contemporaneous, in other words occurring or living within...
1959 - over 60 years ago...wow! Here are some coins for sale, but I really don't think they're available by now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This was my latest project, before and now (probably finished with this one). Before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As of 7-10-20: [ATTACH] Note: this...
Thanks. The reason I think it is cast is obviously the pits, which are numerous. My guess is that the coin was cast and then plated over....
Here's the link:...
Here's a coin that is supposed to be the famous Athens imitation of a tetradrachm from Philistia, Gaza. It is not. Here is an original, very...
Nice coins at a very good price.
Thank you.
The stone looks like it might be carnelian, or perhaps Roman glass. It also appears to have been carved.
Here's a little more "eye candy". This is an old surface agate from Chihuahua, Northern Mexico. This state is renown for its classic locations,...
No, I grew up in Detroit, but since I was a kid, these stones held a fascination for me, and I began collecting in earnest in 1966. I now live...
Thank you. I plan to photograph more specimens as my marginal abilities rise to acceptable.
I'm working on taking photos of some of the better agates..... Fairburn Agate, South Dakota, with natural wind polish. 53 mm x 39 mm x 11 mm 42...
Here's an AE follis of Justinian I, Antioch mint, RY 13, purchased from Harlan Berk. [ATTACH] Next: A Roman provincial tetradrachm that has the...
Here are images that I posted on the other current thread concerning Renwax. This is an 80 drachma of Cleopatra VII. Here's the before, after...
I completely forgot to provide an "after" Rewax photo. I did two applications, due to the rough surfaces of this coin. Overall, the appearance...
They are nice, and I think that lends credence to the idea that they may have come from a museum or private collection. I think the coins from...
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