Great portrait and toning. John
That is such a clean medieval coin! Don’t see them so perfect very often. Nice pickup. John
Great captures! Those are really nice examples. John
Great portrait styles! John
Very nice album and coins! John
Not much crest for $36k. I know where the best owl in the whole world is with a complete earring and its only $1,000,000! :-)
Welcome to cointalk! Bigger photos would help. John
A worthy effort, good luck! Welcome to coin talk. I have not collected Chinese coins (yet) but I am sure the folks who do here will be along...
So 54 emperor mint combinations would make a fun and challenging set. Then you can keep going forever on the variations or really specialize on a...
I have the bookend obverse and reverse for TIF's Velia coin: [ATTACH] Lucania, Velia AR Stater, 300-280 BC, 7.32g, 21mm, 4h. Obverse: Helmeted...
Nice find! I was just making a list of the emperors I still need and Allectus is the last one I wrote down before running out of steam. John
@randygeki : Nice Constans! How many different falling horseman varieties are there, if you count just emperors and mints? How about if you...
Each ancient coin is an ambassador to modern people to encourage them to learn about and care about the ancient world. If no one in the modern...
Such a sharp strike! Nice... John
An attractive coin, good call! John
And regular issue, proof, pattern, error etc
Islamic? The star on the obverse suggests that to me. John
Welcome to cointalk ! Ancient coins are awesome and affordable. Do some searches here for advice for new people. A lot of good info and...
Welcome to cointalk! What are your collecting interests ? John
I agree with earlier comments. I use the brush when the coin surface is all dirt, ie no patina showing. This helps save time getting to the...
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