That is ONE. LOVELY. TET! Great addition to your collection, @Aethelred!
I'll bite... Faustina Jr?
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Here's a photo of the tools I've got. [ATTACH] Oh, I hadn't heard that before now. I thought it had the flat edge for a bit of scraping. :eek:
It's a brass Andre crayon thin scrapper.
Is that like a dremel tool and bit?
As a fan of Augustus AE coinage, lots of the DIVI coins have a large SC flanking other central elements. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And this...
Thanks, everyone for the comments, interest, and support! Quick update... After about an hour of examination, initial brushing, and manual...
Any suggestions???
Just recieved these 2 iconic ancient coins, but they are really crusty. First step... Can you recognize them? I bet most here can easily find a...
I'm 38, the same age Marcus Aurelius was when this sestertius was issued in 159 AD (give or take; not mine, but the British Museum's): [IMG]...
Winner winner, chicken din... er, Elagabalus coin and book! Congrats, @Johnnie Black !!
I agree! I love that Commodus too... Great year!
Great best-of collection, Ray! I've said it befote and I'll say it again, I love that Agrippa II w/ SC reverse... High on my must-have list lol
[ATTACH] Happy birthday, Nero! [ATTACH]
Yep, as @Ryro said checking out the coins, especially the reverses to see who matches and who doesn't.
I think #3 might be Caracalla, and #4 is definitely Elagabalus. #1 & 2 I bet are Elagabalus, and #5 might be a young Caracalla.
Sweet! I love the sun! I also really love that thunderbolt between the B and A on the Alexander the Great!
Great 6, Q! That ex Zumbly is pristine! And I love that Caracalla! Such a sad way to have the opportunity arise, but it's in great hands.
It was often with Roman emperors to take on formal names from previous emperors when they came to power as a way to associate themselves with the...
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