After reading Gavin Richardson's recent post where he mentioned using a cloth for the background of his coin photographs,...
I received the coin below in a small lot of silver denarii and antoniniani that I was top bidder on in a recent Roma auction. [ATTACH] Commodus,...
I have developed a new, low-cost metal-detecting technique for those of us who don't own metal detectors. I call it "Looking Down While Walking....
This coin has been in my collection and on my emperors page for many years. I received it without any ID information in a large batch of uncleaned...
I took the photo below a couple of weeks ago with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 4.0 mega pixel camera in its macro mode. I shot it outdoors on a sunny day....
After reading some of the coin photo tips from different groups members, I decided to try an experiment. Normally I shoot my photos outdoors on...
Tiny bronze: 15 mm, 3.7 g. Obv: Right-facing bust Rev: Palm or date tree. Some writing on either side, but I can't make out any letters. Any...
Unknown bronze Decent obverse portrait--Helios?--but not much to go on with the reverse. Looks like a figure standing, possibly leaning on a...
I just listed a commemorative coin of Constantine I on eBay when I realized that the word "deified" is a palindrome. What a great discovery!...
Once again a member has alerted the list about someone selling fakes on eBay: Warning! - eBay feedback claims coins are 'fakes' There is an...
Another thread about the potential investment value of ancient coins got me thinking. Rather than hijack that thread, I thought I'd start a new...
I received the coin below in a large batch of antoninanii:[ATTACH] Claudius II ("Gothicus"), A.D. 268-270 Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG 21 mm 2.1g...
The coin below is a commemorative coin of Theodora, (2nd?) wife of Constantinus I, (but not the mother of Constantine the Great or his...
Here's another interesting Vandalic-era imitatative, or which I know nothing: [ATTACH] Size is 10.2 x 10.7 mm, weight is 1.2g. The inscriptions...
This coin has been bedeviling me for quite a while now: [ATTACH] Size is 10.3 mm, weight is 1.3 g. I can't make out any letters in on the...
I just wanted to share this image in case anyone is interested. I found this coin in a group lot. It's a provincial of Domitian from Philadelphia...
I'm trying to ID this bronze coin. I don't know which is the obverse/reverse or even the correct orientation. It looks like there might be some...
I'm having a devil of a time trying to ID this small Greek bronze (14 mm, 3.8g). Here's a photo: [ATTACH] Is it possible that this coin is a...
I recently received an antoninianus of Gallienus with a VICTORIA AVG reverse and with SPQR in the exergue, very similar to this one (although not...
Started this in a different thread but uploaded the wrong photo. ("Good one, Simo") A friend sent the photo to me with some questions that I am...
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