From my ancient flatbed scanner imaging days in the early 2000s [IMG]
BTW, that's a greatly improved pic, @dwhiz.
I use Lunapic and it doesn't even require a download. It's a nice free online editing platform.
I’ll let the last Spanish coin that @Paddy54 just posted above be my submission here, since I gave it to him. I found it in a junk silver lot and...
I think we’re still on ancient sport? Greece (Pamphylia, Aspendos): silver stater, ca. 330-250 BC [IMG] Obverse: Two wrestlers grappling;...
This.
Small bronze. This Troas, Birytis bronze with Kabeiros on it was about 8mm, as I recall. [ATTACH] Next- bearded guy. .
Here he is
ROMA REX = Holy Roman Emperor, yes?
Thank you. I bought it at fixed price.
Look @tibor! I finally did it! A pre-1500 dated goldgulden! Take note of the date, everyone, particularly the curious medieval "4" in it which...
I didn't know singles (or, for that matter, fives) had a security strip. Interesting.
OMG, that is so me.
Amen!
Fun!
Practice and/or patience makes perfect. Sometimes it's just difficult.
Here is a Galba LIBERTAS sestertius I used to own. A bit porous, but a big, fat sestertius of a Civil War emperor for only 300 bucks sounded good...
A very handsome coin, and I like the contrasting toning. I like the coins of Galba in general.
A ball peen hammer does the job nicely. LOL j/k ;) I usually put a piece of cloth or paper towel over the coin so as not to fingerprint it....
Not NGC, that's for sure!
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