Everyone marches to his or her own drummer. Everyone has varying tastes and preferences. While I do find a lot of hyping and promotion going on...
So maybe it's best to leave well enough alone.
Thanks. I did apply Renwax to the Cleopatra VII 80 drachma that I have been working on. Here are the "before" and "after" photos: Before...
Thanks I guess we're talking trade-offs.
This coin arrived today. It is quite unusual. It is an imitation of the Athenian tetradrachm of the mid to late 5th century BC. It is made of...
The coin looks like it's been partially cleaned. I'd be inclined to leave it as is and let the brighter areas tone darker. The fields seem to...
Thanks. I've been looking at this website: https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/_rev/valen2_i.htm
Thanks I also came across this nummus of Valentinian II online: VALENTINIAN II. AE nummus. 364-375 AD. Siscia mint. VICTORIA AVGGG / BSIS...
Thanks Is that the small figure to the lower right? There appears to be a central figure facing right. I've rotated the coin, and this seems...
Thank you. I was thinking along those lines, but the "I" is not at all clear on the reverse. The weight is below what would make it a...
Here is another coin from the large lot of Byzantine bronzes that I purchased recently. This is a very small coin, 1.2 grams weight, 11 mm wide....
Here are a couple of dirhems purchased through MA Shops: Dirhem ARTUQIDEN VON MARDIN HUSAM AD-DIN YULUG ARSLAN (580 - 597 H. / 1184 - 1201)...
Just to give you an idea of the vast range of types exist under the Arab/Byzantine banner, here is an Arab imitation of the follis of Byzantine...
Those photos of the Milky Way as the back setting of the destruction caused by the war in Syria certainly gives one pause to reflect on humanity's...
Check the link in my previous post. It seems that your coin came from Cyprus, during the period it was occupied by the Arabs.
That is a remarkable coin. I've never seen an Arab/Byzantine fals with three figures on the obverse. There's a Greek gamma on the reverse, but...
Thank you, Donna.
Nicely struck on a large, heavy flan.
The coin is quite hairlined. Weight is important. Is the seller experienced in the fields of ancient coins and Roman coins specifically?...
An incalculable loss to the culture and history of humanity. It has been said that ancient Syria is dead, and I'm afraid to a large degree that...
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