I'll give it a bash. Thank you. And may even consider lemon juice @Kentucky :)
Just the dirt. So distilled water and a tooth pick should be fairly safe?
Thanks @Roerbakmix Just to be clear, are you saying I shouldn't clean it at all? Or stick to the obverse if I'm going to clean it?
Just the post I was hoping to see in this thread. Any advice on how I might go about giving this one a bit of a clean? [IMG] SELEUCID Antiochos...
Amazing @hotwheelsearl ! Now I wish I had some dirty old coins to clean...
This is what got me over the line ;)
Sure, will look it up. Thanks
Indeed. It is very iconic. As an ancients collector, it is one of those "you should try to procure one of these at some stage" coin. Lovely coin...
I don't know whether it was intended to be a reference to something of little value or not, and I don't know if the following would be considered...
Did a pound exist back then? Genuinely don't know the answer.
Heh, agreed, it is, and it does!
I never get tired of looking at owls. Lovely owls all! @Mat - really lovely late issue (much better than mine). Is that salt water damage? The...
Hi folks I decided to upgrade my owl, as in the end I wasn't 100% happy with the late(r) owl I originally purchased, which to be honest looks...
A lovely Ptolemaic!
A stunning Titus.
Thanks John, you make good points.
Thank you, good to hear your view. So broadly, is it fair to say, that even though the price may (but maybe not) have been inflated, it was...
You have picked up on everything I feared. I agree that one of the issues was that I may have been impatient, particularly with my "fixed...
Yes, I think you're right. At least double the cost. As an alternative to Phillip II and Alexander III, you may wish to consider Mithridates VI...
Firstly, thanks for your comments. Secondly, in re to this question: "other than understanding if you are happy with the "discount" you received...
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