Kinda cool.
It's a really nice coin - well centered, lots of detail, and I like the toning. A great find!
A beautiful Vitellius. (Something he probably didn't hear very often. :D)
"This coin is from one of the most important collections of portrait denarii ever assembled." Do you know what collection this was/is?
Paint should come off with acetone.
I know next to nothing about this type of coinage, but I found this which seems to be a pretty close match: Denár - V László - Hungary – Numista
Just identified and photographed this coin which arrived in a group lot I won last month. Took me awhile to identify, because I was searching for...
I've always thought that electrolysis is sort of a last resort.
It's not a portrait coin, though.
A very handsome example! I agree about overseas shipping - I just received some coins yesterday, which I had purchased any a month ago.
Looks like Hadrian to me. Great find!
I think the bronze portrait coins of Cleopatra VII are over-priced. How's this for a bargain at $1,000? [ATTACH]
It seems a number of new ancient collectors like to start out buying coins to clean. In my opinion, this is most often a mistake. First of all,...
Yep, as @Coins4Eli said the first is ancient Roman. The second reminds me of these tokens from the late 1700's, but I can't seem to find an exact...
Looks like a cast fake. Note the soft blotchy surfaces, and what looks like a casting seam around the edge.
Nice coins and photos!
This doesn't apply to ancient coins, nearly all of which must be cleaned to even recognize them. But even for moderns - why is there such a taboo...
Quadrans, worth 1/64th of a denarius: [ATTACH] DOMITIAN, AD 81-96 AE Quadrans (17.62mm, 2.58g, 6h) Struck AD 84/5. Rome mint Obverse: African...
That does sound like a euphemistic way of saying 'smoothed'. 20,000 pounds is a lot of money, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's not worth...
That's sad! I didn't know him beyond seeing his posts - but he was a very knowledgeable member and had an incredible collection. I did not know he...
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