It looks like Gallienus to me, as well.
Nice new coin David.
Severus II, Siscia quarter follis [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice catch at a bargain basement price. Congrats.
Yes he had an interesting beard. Supposedly his last words as he lay dying from a spear wound in his spleen were: "Thou hast conquered,...
I have this wildwinds coin. Claudius, AE19 of Attalea, Pamphylia. 41.54 AD. 4.44 gr. Bare head of Claudius left / ATTAΛEωN, helmeted head of...
Let us know how it cleans up. Nice find.
Nice work @Julius Germanicus - you are a maestro with Lego.
I agree that no. 1 is probably tooled. So I suppose it is up to you to decide how much tooling/smoothing you are willing to live with. I would add...
The coin arrived yesterday (4 days from London Heathrow). I just got a chance to take a photo. Here it is: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some...
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Great addition @Justin Lee!
Case in point, this example of Gallienus, who is known for sometimes ragged flans. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ancients since they were struck by hand started out as disks that were super heated and then struck by a hammer on a die. This process often led...
Item now out for delivery. Arrived in SF on the 18th in less than 24 hours, 3 days to get to Berkeley, though. Waiting for the mail carrier this...
Nice new coins!
Kind of a tough one. AE2 of Arcadius. I've done some cleaning of similar encrustations and also have had my best luck by mechanical means, e.g....
Great coin @+VGO.DVCKS ! Nice write-up as well.
Nice coins @seth77
Nice coin. Here's an Etruscus of mine: Herennius Etruscus (250-251 A.D.) AR Antoninianus, 23mm 3.0 grams Obverse: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C,...
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