Great write-up! Here is my only coin featuring Nemesis: [IMG] Hadrian Sestertius - Victory over Bar Kochba revolt 136 AD Rome mint Obverse:...
Here's a snazzy-looking eagle on a billion tetradrachm from Alexandria (issued under Claudius II Gothicus): [IMG]
Great find! Very rare and beautiful as well.
My physical storage method is disorganized compared to the nice options seen in this thread. I have a coin cabinet with felted drawers, where the...
It would be easy enough to cast that square section, preserving the original coin. Looked like a relatively nice Trajan dupondius.
Photoshop is $9.99 a month on a subscription basis, or you could get a free photo editor like GIMP (haven't used it but I know it's out there)....
I recently photographed my collection with a 105 mm macro. I found a few things that help. A tiny piece of dental wax works great to hold high...
Very nice upgrade!
I'm reading Julian, by Gore Vidal, along with a few beginner gemstone faceting books. The last song I played on Spotify was a good cover of "Into...
I just tried the baking soda and tinfoil trick on this little Tetrobol from Histiaia that had ugly (IMO) black deposits. Distilled water and...
Since the occasion calls for it, I present this farting goat. Were the marks intentional? Who knows. [IMG]
Here's a genuine denarius of Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, along with a contemporary fourée. The genuine example is 3.84g, where the fourée is 3.33g....
Here is my triobol, struck under Perikles, 380-360 BC. [IMG] Does anyone know the meaning of the triskeles? Ancient fidget spinner? Also, why is...
I've always been a collector, and have accumulated and sold many types of collections over the years. When I was in my early 20s, this included...
Very nice example! Here is my only example of a Ptolemaic hockey puck (Ptolemy III): [IMG] [IMG] 246-231 BC Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon...
I might just have to check it out!
Very nice! What's happening on the reverse of the Domitian?
I like this type and have one example to share: [IMG]Obverse: Bare head of Augustus right, AVG behind. Reverse: Two priests (pontiffs) plowing...
Oh man, I must not have been here for Gallienus Rick Roll, but that just made me laugh.
I think it's an attractive denarius and would go for it if the price is right. The horn silver is only a problem if it bothers you. Does anyone...
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