This Heraclius follis, RY 3, came out of an auction lot of 34 Byzantine coins. The average price paid per coin was around $7.92 per coin, with...
That should be enough. Make sure that the 2x2 is PVC-free, if it is plastic. Nice coin.
A very nice thread and presentation. Don't forget the "play within the play", Pyramus and Thisbe, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. [IMG]
Here a tetradrachm purchased in 2018. Thrace, 146 BC Thasos Tetradrachm Obverse: Dionysos, facing right, nice style Reverse: Hercules, standing...
Fabulous coins.
Yes, and copper.
I just posted this coin on another thread, and then decided that it really deserves its own. In 1894 Germany, a recently united country under...
Before the heat really builds up (no air conditioning), I took some pics of the "Bird of Paradise" 5 marks, 1894. This is a coin that I purchased...
The two photos look like the same coin. From personal experience photographing bronze coins, especially dark ones with rough surfaces, can be...
No, but it is an established fact that they do grow on tress..... [ATTACH]
Thank you. Later today, I hope to be able to photograph and post a bird of paradise 5 marks, unless the heat is too much, in which case it will...
Here's a pretty graphic scene, on a tetradrachm of Paeonia, 340-315 BC, acquired in 2018: [IMG] Next: A coin depicting concord or peace.
I love the blue azurite and green malachite patina on you coin!
I think of my collection as a collection on steroids. By that I mean I collect by type, but also by specialized areas of interest. Undoubtedly...
Here's my Aes Grave, 241-325 BC. [ATTACH] Next: In honor of Labor Day, how about a coin with a labor theme, such as the Labors of Hercules, or a...
Here's my shekel, Bybos, 435-425 BC, with a ram on the reverse, incused, beneath a vulture. [ATTACH] Next: A coin with a goat.
Here's a Martinusdaalder, County of Horn, Philip de Montmorency, 1540-56. The obverse of this coin depicts St. Martin and the beggar, a popular...
Each coin that you acquire has a story to tell. Slabs have minimal information, and as you observe they make decent photos a challenge. The vast...
I gave the coin a quick bath in distilled water with a pinch of detergent, no more that a few minutes, followed by a gentle rubbing with...
It is in pretty rough condition, and dark. Here's the auction photo: [IMG] This image is much lighter. My photo is darker because the coin is...
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