Although not as commonly depicted on coins as the Greco-Roman goddesses, such as Venus or Athena, Isis was a popular diety in the Roman world and...
Yes! For the Aquilia Severa issues, anyway. According to RIC (which, I know, is not the be-all and end-all), the star on the Julia Paula is only...
Markianopolis provincials: With Mama: [ATTACH] With Grandma: [ATTACH]
And we see the same thing on this denarius of her daughter, Julia Soaemias, but with Venus standing, not Felicitas. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just distilled water. The contact lens solutions have hydrogen peroxide and various salts and things.
I think the concept of a grade is foolish when applied to a tooled coin, too, because it has nothing to do with its state of preservation. Why...
I have only used the plain enzyma I've only used the straight enzymatic solution--not the all purpose--and can't vouch for the safety of other...
There are two reverse varieties of this denarius of Julia Maesa, one with the star in the field at right (RIC 271) and one with the star in the...
Very nice! I have always wanted a coin depicting Homer.
The coin arrived from Frank Robinson in today's mail! I couldn't be happier with it. Frank's photo didn't do it justice. It has lovely toning....
That Blanca has a lot of eye-appeal and is very well preserved for the issue. Lovely.
Is there a gold coin you don't have, Panzerman?!
It works for dirt (organic), not verdigris (inorganic) deposits.
In many cases, the crud is held together by proteinaceous, organic material that is amenable to being dissolved by enzymes (proteases). I would...
That's a very lovely coin and you won't regret it for that price.
Are you famous enough that a collector will pay a premium just for the provenance of saying "ex-Parthicus"? If so, you're already known by name...
My only Viminacium, which came in the mail from Frank Robinson just today! [ATTACH] Herennia Etruscilla, AD 149-151 Roman provincial AE 27...
My only elephant is this Seleucid: [ATTACH] Laodike IV, wife and sister of both Seleucus IV and Antiochus IV, 175-164 BCE. Selucia in Pieria. Æ...
Oh, let's see... Postumus [ATTACH] Tetricus I [ATTACH] Victorinus [ATTACH]
Where to begin? I have so many Domnas, I'll post a representative sample. Under Septimius Severus: Denarius [ATTACH] Minor Bronze [ATTACH]...
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