These four tetradrachms pretty much are all of the new style types that I have. I might come across another one or two as I slowly organize...
I guess this coin qualifies as a placeholder, although I don't particularly concentrate on Roman coinage to any great extent. It is a sestertius...
After The Mirror and the Light: [IMG]
Another observation that I think puts my coin in the Valerian camp. The edge of the shield on the reverse of the Valerian sestertius is comprised...
Thank you for the suggestions. I'd say that the coin I have is closer to Valerian, at least in the style of the flan, with its "clipped"...
Here's a Faustina Junior sestertius, recently arrived as part of a $49 three coin lot. This sestertius has the Juno reverse. This coin has a...
Last night a shipment of three sestertii arrive from France. There are two of Faustina Junior and a third that needs identification. It is a...
The sand or soil patina looks good to me. Natural sand patina is very hard and impervious to acetone. Artificial sand patina applied with some...
Thank you. A coin in this state is best left alone. Any attempt to strip away the heavy toning would be sheer folly. I've seen salvaged coins...
Greetings from smoke choked Cupertino. Here's an owl that is almost the antithesis of all the bright and shiny examples being sold today. This...
Thank you.
From what I could gather, the coins came from a region on the south shore of the Black Sea, from more than one location. I guess that's the best...
Interesting. What were these weights used for?
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This is an interesting assortment of silver and bronze coins. Are these coins from a particular hoard? If so, is there any additional...
Patina, toning, deposits, etc. are what make ancient coins so appealing, giving each coin it own character. If a coin is over 1,000 years old, or...
Nice coins of the final emission by Carthage prior to its sacking, destruction and enslavement of the surviving population by the Romans. Here's...
It seems to me that, in order to have a perfectly preserved ancient bronze coin, with completely untoned surfaces and a bright bronze color, the...
Thank you all for the compliments on this coin. Yes, it is an appealing example and in good nick. This coin came from a coin shop that is within...
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