Typo, "...bad shape, but was ugly one day one, but.." is meant to be ..ugly from day one.." Drat, my hands are too wet to open the other package....
I could use either a Sony dSLR or a Note 20.
Don't I just need a flat surface? Perhaps even the scrap base of a cabinet will do.
I like it! Made doubly interesting after the podcast The History of Byzantium did a deep dive into Khrusru's Syrian campaign.
Nice coins. How long did it take?
Well, my neighbor is an accomplished cabinetmaker. I myself am totally hopeless with fabricating things.
Lumpy or not, Justinian was a truly great man.
Yes, it's a darling photo and I like the green Faustina!
Hmm, strike the green Augustus I posted. It was one of the rare times that the coin was sold before and it was a ghost listing. It was bought to...
I also hope to find a pre-reform follis of Antioch which has the semi-realistic bust. They're not terribly rare, but I've been waiting for a nice...
Very cool. You're like the Sherlock Holmes of finding buried coins! How neat!
I've had similar questions about photography. Where does one get the pictured stands? Does the white plate come with them?
I have a few coins from Ravenna, almost all 10 nummi. I picked up a fairly nice one at a coin show at Detroit 25 years ago. I remember being...
I had started a recent debate about whether decrepit rarities are better or beautiful common/affordable coins. I was all ready to post about my...
The AE one looks flatter, or is that a trick of the camera? Is Mike Braunlin still with us? He might know.
Or some type of presentation medal?
Congrats, Ksorbo, the follis of Justinian is very nice! Nice patina, Mat and I wish double likes were an option on Quant.Geek's. Very nice.....
:wideyed:Very nice!
Cool coins. I have an unusually lovely Theodosius II AE4 (Allen Berman). Other than a decrepit Libius Severus, a Tremissis of Johannes, a...
I checked out the first couple of Forum Byzantine coins; I guess you weren't slapped silly on those! Very impressive! :wideyed::wideyed::joyful:
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