I have many different Ptolemy I coins on my buy list (including the elephant headdress) but it is taking a long time to find the right ones at the...
Nice bottlecap! I had one but sold it. Eventually I'll get another. The type you bought would be nice :) As for panthers or pantherish...
Excellent information. Thanks, Joe! If/when I get more information about the Ready electrotypes I will post it here.
The date is under the eagle. Here it is in a much better example than mine: [IMG]
That is a fantastic coin despite its condition. How did it not get Clio'd? Nice catch :)
I like the open-winged owl and should look for one of those :) [IMG] SICILY, Kamarina 420-405 BCE AE tetras, 3.11 gm Obv: Head of Athena right,...
Steve, if you have the misfortune to die before me, please tell your lovely wife I want to buy that Caracalla :D. And the Kisthene Pigasus. And...
I agree with JA regarding resizing, primarily because massive images can slow down load time. I disagree about final size though :D. Pictures...
Thanks everyone! I'm glad you found the electrotyping video helpful. I still have questions about the process as it relates to Ready's methods...
Looks like a very nice present! Learning how to use it-- or any camera, whether it be high-end or point-and-shoot-- is going to take time and...
They turned out very well! Sometimes there just isn't much left under the dirt. Not in this case though.
Unfortunately, to me it appears to match some known fakes. Your coin, edited: [ATTACH] From Forvm's Fakes Gallery: [IMG] [IMG]
Snagged from the internet. My old K-tel "22 Greatest Hits" albums are long gone but I remember them well :)
What a wonderful assortment! It's like a Greatest Hits collection :) [ATTACH]
The second set of images (individual obverse and reverse) are the original coin-- images from BM's website, link provided in the paragraph...
The portrait is very interesting. He wouldn't look out of place at all walking around any modern city.
Hey JA, go fake yourself :p These Robert Ready electrotypes usually bring strong prices. In the same auction an "EL stater" electrotype closed...
...and some are collectible in their own right. [ATTACH] KYRENAIKA, Kyrene modern copy by electrotypist Robert Ready host coin, c. 410-400 BCE,...
They do seem fairly readily available but finding nicer ones, such as your OP, is not as easy.
All of these Republican non-horse bigas/quads are on my hit list. There are a couple of such coins in upcoming auctions and I'll probably bid (be...
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