I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the...
Usually, the only thing that changes the reference number are things like obverse and reverse legends and bust types (bare headed, laureate etc)...
Have a setup where you can tilt the coin to catch the light just right or continually adjust your lights. Also don't be afraid to use an editing...
yes, super thin. it's not a genuine coin then. Certainly not a Paduan though.
No, it is genuine. It is a Dupondius. Here are a few-- edit-- I just noticed the weight though. Is that correct? that is incredibly/ impossibly...
it's a brockage of Caracalla https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Brockage I have quite a few...here's a couple-- [ATTACH]...
I have been looking at a lot of Tancred coins and am now less sure what is on his head but am leaning towards a bowl cut. Perhaps not the same...
Reenactors make this stuff at renaissance fairs all over the country.
[ATTACH] If the use of the word turban to describe what Tancred is wearing doesn't seem to fit, use the word chaperon. What is a chaperon...a...
I just got the coin today and was surprised how nice it is in hand. The seller's pic made me think it was almost stripped; but it has a nice...
I already have a Tancred CCS 4a in pretty good condition, so the other might pop up for sale; it depends on what it looks like in hand. current...
I am sure the LIBERATOR is a mess underneath, that is why he applied such a thick layer of goop. I am hoping that I will be able to fix it up...
I won 5 that will be getting bathed in acetone. Notice on the first coin (LIBERATOR ORBIS) the "patina" is actually cracked a bit and flaking off...
That guy really has no idea what he is doing. Here is the last coin that I cleaned with electrolysis-- [ATTACH] and after [ATTACH] Maximinus...
It would not be a problem if they put it in the description; but this is deceptive and I am grumpy and into my cups.
If you are bidding in this auction, as I am, you may not be aware but most of the coins have been re-patinated. Notice all the orange desert...
I think it is Maximinus II as I can make out quite a bit of the obverse legend and the bust looks more like him. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG...
I already look at ancient coins all day! :)
I think that some of the people that modified these coins had some artistic talent, perhaps some kind of craftsman, and this was a way for them to...
I have this one modified as a solidus weight [ATTACH] Maximianus A.D. 308- 309 24mm 4.3g GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right. VIRTVTI...
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