I don't think it's been smoothed. I think you're seeing the results of cleaning and it looks fine to me. Here's an antoninianus of Elagabalus....
That's an attractive coin, Ro!
Attractive but tooled. I'm glad you're returning it to Lanz. I hope they put up no fuss and return your money with an apology. I have only one...
That coin has a lot of eye-appeal! Thanks for sharing! I, too, find the iconography of Victory here interesting in holding the wreath in both hands.
Lovely additions to the collection! Sounds like a great show!
That's a lovely coin with a lot of eye-appeal. My first ancient was this tribute penny. It means so much to me I made it my avatar! The type...
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Very cool coin and with a provenance to boot! The closest I have to a hippocamp is this capricorn: [ATTACH] Cornelia Supera, wife of Aemelian,...
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My condolences on the loss of your brother. I'm also glad you're out of the hospital and I hope you continue to recover. Interesting coins at a...
Shaving technology in ancient Rome wasn't exactly the Gilette Fusion ProGlide, so I don't blame these emperors for having a neck beard, as...
Very nice! I have an Alexandrian tet of Diocletian that doesn't weigh half that! Here's a decent Decius from my collection: [ATTACH] Trajan...
One of the more interesting Gallienus coins in my collection is this one, which combines a portrait of the emperor with a reverse type used almost...
That's a lovely coin! Here's a favorite of mine: [ATTACH] Antony and Octavia AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm Ephesus, 39 BCE Obv: M...
Very nice! I like this one because of all the stuff going on on the obverse. This ain't just your radiate bust right! [ATTACH] Probus, AD...
Some time ago, I purchased this sestertius of Herennia Etruscilla and opened up the envelope in which it was shipped in the mail. I got distracted...
[ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman Billon Antoninianus; 4.40 g; 23.5 mm Uncertain eastern mint, AD 255-256 Obv: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG,...
I like this Caracalla because he really looks like a thug: [ATTACH]
Heck. I'll add another one. [ATTACH] Hadrian 117-138 Roman Billon Tetradrachm 11.32 g Alexandria, AD 121-122 Obv: AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB,...
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