Mat, I'm a big Agrippa fan and didn't realize that a version with a rostral crown exists. The guy came out of nowhere and exhibited some...
robertk310, Looks like a slightly worn Christian religious token or something intended to be a pendant without the circular piece used to pass a...
Smojo, Your Victorinus Ant has an outstanding reverse. These are often mushy, weak, not at all robust or as in the case of my Postumus Ant, Pax...
Wow Panzerman! You triggered a show of amazing Carthaginian gold and electrum coins, any of which could comfortably grace the cover of a museum...
Alegandron, Thanks for the compliment, but if I start another project I will get in trouble with my wife for not finishing all the others I've...
Beautiful and interesting coin, both obverse and reverse. I must admit that "plectrum" is what attracted me to read this thread. Now I need to...
Well everyone, better late than never. My sorting box is a small round hard candy tin about the size of a hockey puck that will hold 6 or 7 coins...
Doug, That Cartheginian AE is truly outstanding. I have a few coins that feel I paid too much for, but they always are worth it when I hold them...
Icerain, Great thread. I would fall into the majority section of the bell curve with my response. My wife puts up with all of my strange...
I would contact the dealer to make arrangements for returning the coins on their nickel. I would wager that the auction house will bend over...
Doug, A picture is worth a thousand words and you've just shown what I've been looking to build. The can with the insides painted black solves the...
TIF, The curvy piece of wood in my selfie is a Mexican hardwood called Hormigo, which sounds like the masculine form in Spanish of hormiga, the...
TIF, You are very observant, One of my other interests is woodworking. That curvy piece of wood behind me is a live edge slab destined to become a...
Took a break from putting around the house and am fascinated by other interests that have percolated into this the thread. [ATTACH] Below is my...
Sallent, Don't feel bad. I also have a silver cob that turned out to be a fake, the realization was not pleasant. I've kept it as a reminder to be...
Ken, Another atmospheric influence in the central valley is the smoke that hangs in the air when the rice fields are burned or the smoke we had...
Stunning coin! I say leave the deposits.
I also fall into the "not a chemist" category, or "not a metallurgist" either, for that matter. However, could the bluish patina be related to...
Nicholasz219, For measuring I use a 6 inch steel pocket ruler rhat you can get at any hardware store for a couple of bucks. The non-inch side is...
Sallent, Welcome back, its rough when work gets in the way of more interesting things... Love that Vespasian! I have one somewhere that I should...
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