Heck yeah. There are many online sources of custom wax seal stamps. Fancy ones run ~$50; basic ones half of that or less. You could probably...
Yeah... you must get a custom wax seal stamp now!! That looks great :)
They do show profiles of most of these in the video. While the Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius are slightly more coin-like in profile, I think both...
I find those painted statues so jarring! Perhaps it just reflects what we're accustomed to, but they look so garish. I guess it was desirable...
Watching these artists work is mesmerizing! I'm not sure about the end results but their models are certainly lifelike. Watch the video and see...
That looks considerably more like the Rhodes coins. Thanks!
Question about these roses... I've never seen a rose that looks like the flowers depicted on coins of Rhodes. These Rhodes flowers seem to have...
Well said :) Well... I guess it's relative but it seemed a worrisome trend to me. How many new members have we seen come here, mistakenly...
Well sure, those are nice obverses but what about the reverses? :wacky::D
The one Martin posted is in the Forum Fakes gallery.
Interesting! Congrats on the find :) Edited to add more examples of Nerva RIC 30: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3887461...
@Gentlemaninpa, something that isn't in the official CoinTalk rules but that you might want to keep in mind... Starting six threads in one day,...
Welcome, @Gentlemaninpa :) What do you collect?
I don't know the precise ID of the OP coin. Could be what you posted, could be what I posted, or some other slight variant :).. bottom line is...
[IMG] MYSIA, Pergamon CE 40-60, time of Caligula to Nero Æ15, 3.2 gm, 12 h Obv: ΘЄON PΩMHN; bust of Roma with mural crown right. Rev: ΘЄON...
I think it's a rose.
Peek-a-boo Sol. Looks like a tattoo! How manly :D [ATTACH] Seriously though, what a great detail!
GREAT reverse!
What a cool little coin! Definitely worth more than you paid :)
I'm pretty sure the number refers to weight rather than linear measure. As is the case in many books of this era, the weight is given in grains....
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