Very nice provenance indeed! I would have trouble deciding between that and the Dupondius below... This is my newest Flavian and definitely my...
I hear ya -- but I'm sure you have right program in your phone and/or laptop or anything else. My phone & laptop are pretty old & I just use...
Also, for identifying uncleaned coins like these, another page that may help: https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/index1i.htm And, the one I...
#1 & #2 = Hard to determine emperor, because several struck the same time, and the ruler's name is missing from your obverses. Reverse type,...
Or, adjusting the second one quickly (mostly turning down shadows, brightness up, highlights down), and "horizontalizing" it: [ATTACH]
Horizontal photos might look better. (For coins and photos that aren't perfect, showing one side at a time can end up magnifying any problems too...
Depends on what's "affordable," of course, but I think there are some in almost any price range. I always recommend people go for common ones....
Happy to have helped! It is really cool. (One more below, so I think fourth now.) Your reply reminded me to double-check; sadly,...
REVERSE: It is either (1) Taras, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); or (2) Phalantos (alt: Phalanthos, Phalanthus), the supposed founder of the city...
This is very cool! This CONSTANS IVN was the first type posted in the FAC thread on unusual/rare GLORIA EX legends:...
Not a Roman coin. From Lydia, Sardes. That's Herakles on the obverse, Apollo on the reverse. The examples shown on ACSearch are better struck...
Very rare, apparently. Your specimen (ex Naumann 64 [1 Apr 2018], 17) may be the third example, all in commerce (seems like they could even have...
Here's one of my Valentinian I's dragging bound (barbarian?) captive: [ATTACH] Roman Imperial. Valentinian I AE3 (19mm, 3.03g, 12h), Siscia,...
Some of those feedbacks are REALLY mad at him! One buyer got so angry that his French accent became audible in the text: "YOU ARE JUSTE A...
That sounds like an exciting lot! I have certain groups lots that, despite costing only $10 or 15 per coin, are still sources of great...
For #4, I can see the Achaemenid "King Running" but I also immediately wondered if it might be an illusion (especially if there's pitting that...
I started with the Ainos, haven't checked the others. ACSearch is usually my first stop. I think these three are of the same type. None give a...
That's looks good just make sure to keep a very close eye on it because it could come back. But a gentle start isn't a bad idea, especially since...
That's the "before" photo
Nice Vespasian portraits! Love that tiny captive on @Bing 's reverse. Here's my seated Vesta [IMG] Roman Imperial Coinage. Vespasian (Emperor,...
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