Incredible posts everyone!!! I'll resist sharing my budget versions---a drachm and a lifetime bronze and merely note that I'm still in the market...
Simply wonderful!! Congrats again @panzerman !!!
As always, a terrific write-up and an interesting coin!! I find my budget is almost always depleted before I get to venture into any Byzantine...
One final thought from me on the truly WONDERFUL 'before and after' results that YOC was able to achieve. Long ago I realized I would never stop...
All of this begs the question of how accurate any 'marble sculpture' or coin portrait actually was to the living man. 'Portraits' varied from...
Welcome!!!! Love the introduction! I wonder if any of us didn't start with 'uncleaned lots' ?? I also found some cool examples decades ago but,...
The examples posted by Brian and Zumbly are exceptional to my eyes!!! I didn't have time to post a coin yesterday so here's one with the...
Besides a very rough Domitia of mine, those remaining two are missing from my collection.... Very nice !!!
LOVE that big bronze!!!! I scored a Max Jr sestertius sometime back but I only have the typical silver version of Max Sr---although of high...
Super posts everyone!! Hey, I only have one measly boar and lost out on a pigasus again!....but there's that RR Geta denarius that so many of us...
I REALLY like the Claudius!!!
As always I love the posts and the terrific insights along with them!! To just jump in, I'll post a provincial bronze (maybe some 'peach...
And thank you ! Surprisingly, despite my appreciation that so much knowledge has been lost through the ages, the 'mysterious' X (above the...
I completely agree!!
WOW !! it seems that both your coin and @Pishpash's example each had substantial silvering beneath the gook/encrustations....I'm totally...
To change the pace a bit, how about a few 'Syrian Mint' types: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Me too!!!:hungry:
I truly LOVE that quinarius!!! And your other example is quite nice too (seems like you already have some interested parties for it LOL)....
Oh Oh !!! Sorry buddy, I couldn't resist scoring one of the type for under estimate:oops:
I noticed this exact same coin listed on acsearch...so I lean towards genuine but this is totally out of my wheel-house LOL...
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