Here's one of my zoo types. I also have the stag variety but it's condition is too crappy to post. This one is SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus... [ATTACH]...
Hmmm...I've never tried the glue method, just might work...
I had a coin shipped to me from the Netherlands in which the declared amount was 5 euros whereas the cost was around 40 euros. In another case, a...
Nice coins...
You have two Byzantine coins, an Imperial Roman and what looks like a Greek coin. The Byzantine with an M on the back is likely Justinian or one...
Nice coins @Roman Collector - thanks for sharing.
In I Claudius Livia had an aureus placed in her mouth on her deathbed, iirc...
Geta type with Nemesis... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's incredible!!!
Very interesting thread Blake, thank you. One of the interesting usages of coins in the ancient world was placing one in the mouth of a dead...
I received the lot list for the next auction closing Tuesday March 27, also by email from Frank, 550 items.
Cool coin @randygeki - I checked my FTR's and didn't find any with the horse being speared, so the veterinarians out there don't have to be...
Hi. I am a fairly basic cleaner. First of all I soak them in distilled water for a couple of days, then I remove loose debris with a toothbrush....
Thanks @Sallent - I'll keep it mind that you are interested if any of them turn out to be of collectible quality...
A Macrinus provincial, from an uncleaned hoard... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's a Maurice Tiberius - the man responsible for the Strategikon military treatise. It's a bit powdery.... And below, a Heraclius and son.......
Cool write up. I was aware of some of these things but not all of them. Thanks.
Beautiful coin John!
Also, a follis of Maximinus Daia with a black patina with highlights: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is my silvered Constantine campgate type: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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