This? RPC II, 1298 (ox.ac.uk) [ATTACH]
That is an incredible set-up. Your own?
Here is another one of my more recent 'quality' denarii purchases - and one of my favorites: [ATTACH] NERO, AD 54-68 AR Denarius (17.24mm,...
The pattern vaguely reminds me of some of the images counterstamped into ancient Indian coinage. Size and weight?
Great find!
A very nice specimen!
To complete the Flavian Dynasty, I needed a good Vespasian denarius. But even though I came across a number of possible candidates, none of them...
Good thing he's using those nice soft steel tweezers to hold the coin. I'd hate for it to get scratched!
Thanks! I use a tripod-mounted Nikon D3200, standard lens with extension tubes, and a couple desk lamps with daylight-spectrum bulbs. The...
Here is another one of my new 'quality' acquisitions - perhaps not quite as eye-catching as the Titus denarius, but still quite nice. I especially...
Thanks Bing! Even though I probably won't be able to replace some of the coins I sold, I have no regrets. ;) Yes, it is definitely a long-term...
I don't think I would try cleaning that coin. If that red stuff is part of the patina then removing it could severely damage the coin's details....
Zeus is the seated figure on the reverse. The obverse portrait is a depiction of Herakles. Some argue that the portrait is actually that of...
Haha! Great coin @Cherd!
The past several months I've been working at shifting my collection from 'lots of average coins' to 'fewer coins but of higher quality'. Part of...
It's definitely a sestertius of Commodus. I can't say exactly which type right now (I'm at work) but the portrait indicates a later date, maybe...
ACSearch is, yeah. It's got something like over 11 million archived auction lots, everything from ancient to modern and everything in between!
Can't wait to see that one!
My pleasure. I know what you mean, getting the hang of these search sites can take some time and practice. ;) OCRE is good only for Roman Imperial...
First one I think is OCRE I 477 - the Nero/Victory asses are tough because there are so many different legend variations - Online Coins of the...
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