This is my best effort, to date, but I am still on a learning curve that extends beyond the horizon. It helps that the subject is a beautiful...
Aside from the two sestertii posted, this is my largest and heaviest ancient, an Aes Grave, at 141.6 grams, courtesy of the Roman Republic: [ATTACH]
The heaviest sestertius that I have is of the emperor Maximinus Trax, whose sestertii are not generally know for their substantial weight. This...
Those are definitely not Spanish coins, mainland or colonial. They look like Polish minors. FYI, here are a couple of Spanish colonial coins, 8...
Thank you, Al. I guess that I'm back to tridrachm with this coin. There are notable differences between the dies used for the tetradrachm, so...
Here's a tridrachm of Trajan, Cappadocia-Caesarea, 98-99 AD. 9.9 grams [IMG]
For comparison, here is an image I got online of a Trajan fourre tetradrachm RSC 53 type, weighing 9.87 grams. [IMG] Given the feedback so far,...
I took a couple of snaps of my Trajan tetradrachm from Tyre, with the Tyche reverse, purchased in June 2019. This example weighs 14.3 grams and...
That "C" on the reverse is a rather deep pit, probably a flaw, given the debased metal and poor refining. When I first looked at the coin,...
I was considering labeling my coin as a debased tetradrachm, due to the tetradrachm reverse design, but since the weight is significantly below...
Thank you, Al. So, would it be appropriate to classify this coin as a tridrachm, or a tridarachm wanna be? The debasing makes sense regarding...
You might be right, but the flan weighs 9.8 grams, and I don't see any signs of filing or clipping. What's the weight range of his tetradrachms?...
Here's a tetradrachm of Alexander III, Amphipolis, with Pegasus on the reverse, vertical orientation. This coin is either a lifetime issue or...
This is the second tridrachm I have purchased this year. What I find unusual with this coin is that it is a smaller cousin of the tetradrachm...
Yes, producing a book or manuscript before the advent of the printing press was a laborious process, and was a major factor in the lack of...
I agree. Nova's objective is to get the public interested in science and history. The program on the alphabet's evolution is a distillation of...
Hmmm... That is a challenge. I did come across a DVD of Season 1, all episodes, 1-6....
I just viewed this program, although it premiered September 23rd. This program looks at the origins of our alphabet, going back to the ancient...
I like the photos, but the differences are quite nuanced. If you're aiming for lighting and contrast, I've had pretty good luck with Photoshop....
Let me add another coin to the mix: Roman Republic, 280-276 BC, Anonymous Aes Grave, Quadrans [ATTACH] And one more: Claudius, Sestertius,...
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