Let's not forget the "Greeks" only took up that identity, dropping Romaioi, in a successful effort to secure Western European support for...
I wonder if that is just •SIS? Not listed here as a known combination though, only •SIS•...
Very interesting thread @Aurelianus. IMO most of Z's applied patina coins *really* stand out, the colours are really unnatural, kind of looks...
I had similar results to @hotwheelsearl w/ vinegar - it just brings out the pink on a bronze ... did anyone actually post/recommend vinegar for...
Thanks Victor! Still trying to work out the ins and outs of the OCRE search @Orielensis shared above. I ran a search for *tianus but only came...
Emperor Cartianus? :dead: [ATTACH] Mehn I knew I was having a mid life crisis, but midlife blindness is just too much :jimlad:
Yeah come on you can't just drop a gem like that with no methodology :eek:
Yep I see what you mean now, didn't realise he was grouping multiple RIC #'s on one page
I don't think thats an obverse match, the face of that bust is facing slighlty right, mine is front and center. Hmmm my photo or the one from...
That wildcard search feature is brilliant! Update: After looking through those search results, based on bust styles, I'm pretty sure mine is an...
Thanks! Will have a closer look and see if I can work out the ruler. Were these types only minted in Antioch?
So my lot of premium uncleaned coins arrived, I am very happy as the vast majority have way more detail than I was expecting from the sellers...
Damn these turned out great! Was this lye solution weaker than the following post where the nice obverse was obliterated? Or is there no method...
@singig mehn call me crazy but I would of left your two to their original glory, especially the first one!
Calling all uncleaned coin Mr Myagi's, what's the verdict on Ren Wax? Wax on or Wax off? I believe this was very popular back in the day, but...
What a stunning coin. Trying to unsee it after looking at prices for much shabbier specimens.
Those are really interesting. We don't have Celts in the region til 277 or so. I can't find much on their early coinage, though they're minting...
:eek::jimlad::D What a haul!
This is the problem, it was actually a great thread as spork says, the one where people took the risk of posting coins that hadn't yet arrived. I...
Hmmm it's an awfully large goat, noticeably bulkier than the horse. Are we sure? Edit: Ahhh after looking at other examples of this coin and...
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