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I have a bronze which appears to show a punch mark but on a considerably older Southern Italian coin [ATTACH] Laureated and bearded head of Zeus...
Nice ones David. Here's my RIC 1559 [ATTACH] RIC 1559 Vespasian Antioch denarius IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII Laureate head right Vespasian...
Yup, acetone won't harm them either.
Distilled water soak and a soft bristle brush. That's always where I start. It won't harm the coin and will loosen up any dirt, then you can see...
Caligula in silver is tough to get in any condition. Congrats!
Exactly! The ones who arrived before were stuck inside! The rest stayed away. We know the temple was looted throughout history of it's wealth....
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I'm sure there was much to plunder in the temple. The city was encircled by the Romans around Passover, so the temple treasury would have been...
These two also fit the bill... [ATTACH] RIC 1076 Titus denarius T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS laureate head right TR POT VIII COS VII bound...
Thanks RC!
I know they were cut to make change but how did the author know it was wrapped in leather, put in a vice and hammered? Is that article available...
Yes, an amazing piece David. Very nice coin, I love that two tone patina. Simply gorgeous. I'll post the corresponding denarius of Domitian...
That's a cool double strike. Here's one of mine [ATTACH] Juba I of Numidia denarius REX IVBA Diademed and draped bust right, sceptre over...
Nice one. These can be quite crude. Here's mine for orientation [ATTACH] AΓΡI ΠA BACIΛEWC King Agrippa umbrella canopy with fringes Three...
It just looks pretty thick and chunky
Sure the Trajan isn't a sestertius? What's the weight? https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1485315
Claudius Sestertius? Or is it an As?
Nice!
His portraits are always great [ATTACH]
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