Yep, mine was love at first sight, too. The chimera is what sold me. Here's mine: [IMG]
Thanks, Zumbly. My shame is diminished somewhat. Typically the denarii seen in collections and for sale are bright and shiny though, right? I have...
So are the "silver denarius" of Severus Alexander's time actually considered a "denarius," or is the silver content so low by this time that they...
Well strap me to a quadriga and call me Caligula! Now it's worth $3.75 again! Glad I'm not in it for the money. And sorry, didn't mean to hijack...
Yeah, I'm a relative newbie though. Methinks I should have left it alone. I never doubted that ancients should be cleaned. Isn't that what you are...
Yes, now you can see the silver a bit. I swear though, before it looked just like a common bronze issue. I'm feeling good right now!
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Imagine my surprise when I was playing around with my odds and ends that I had not id'ed yet, when I suddenly discovered on WildWinds that the...
How do you guys take the pictures with pitch black backgrounds? Beautifully done! And what do I have to do to post pix that do not require any...
And the obverse:
Here it is. (And I finally understand the old line about "much nicer in hand! For some reason the photo makes it look in much rougher shape.)
Sweet Diocletian. Me likes! Bing: I have the same L*Z coin. Just identified thanks to you guys! Big thanks. wrappedinsky
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