Thanks for the comments! In the end, lemon juice might have worked just as fine. However, it can take ages (for this coin, probably more than 2h...
Iron oxides can be extremely difficult to remove. Whereas silver chlorides (AgCl), also known as horn silver dissolves easily in sodium...
Nice coin. It’s crystallised, which (in my opinion) guarantees authenticity. see:...
This sceatta, my 42th, was offered to me recently. It's a continental sceatta, minted in Frisia during the Anglo-Saxon age (Series E, plumed bird...
Thanks @Roman Collector for the final ID!
Thanks all for the references, and especially @Sulla80 for the list of articles and books to read!
The title says all: is there a English (or even non-French) catalogue of Merovingian coinage?
I'm approximately one more Anglo-saxon thread away from starting a new pursuit. Well, @IMP Shogun: here it is! True, you say approximately one...
Thank you for providing the answer and linking to the relevant resources!
Despite tuning down on the Roman coins, I couldn't resist this hefty bronze piece of Faustina. [ATTACH] DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA // PIETAS AVG, SC...
Hi @ronbude, welcome to the board! Care to showcase some of your collection? There are a few medievalists here on the forum, but sceattas receive...
Well, at least it’s round... also, agrees with @Roman Collector: tune down a little bit. Seven posts on the frontpage is just a bit too much,...
Thanks. Indeed, I recognized it as different than the normal pennies from the Dutch counts, with the different legend starting with GOD ... The...
This rare medieval coin of Gottfried II von Heinsberg was in rather poor condition, with a thick find patina (probably mostly AgSO4 and AgCl) and...
A wonderful coin. A Thrymsa is high on my wish list, but as I keep buying all sceatta's I encounter, I don't have the budget to dive deeper......
Thanks all for the kind comments. I agree! Some coins are just so difficult to photograph! Thanks. Well, yes of course! The whole reason this...
Well photographed! If you add a white, or otherwise reflective cilinder around the coin, but large enough so that it will not be in the field,...
Last week, this sestertius showed up in the inventory of a seller I follow. The detailed, serene looking bust grabbed my attention, and the price...
Nice coin and well photographed!
I should note that these coins are often counterfeited. The texture of your coin is a bit grainy. Weight would help, as always. Should be around...
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