Call me old school but I don't buy into the "Roman Empire through the fall of Constantinople" crowd. For one, the Eastern provinces never fully...
I too regret to see that Paul has been basically chased out of the discussion. This hostility is misplaced and really does nothing but discourage...
I have to add another observation. Do you not find that the styles of this and the Gordian are really quite similar? Almost... like they could...
First off, my apologies not realizing you were active here. I tried reaching the BBC with a detailed email outlining my problems with how this...
Grrr... lost my post. Hopefully it won't show up repeated later but what I meant was that these were ancient copies often attributed to an Indian...
After reading the paper I have to agree with Abdy. The methodology is careful, the interpretations a bit wild but the gravest mistake (which is...
I agree with the sentiment here that rarity is only meaningful in context. I wrote a blog post on this subject a few years ago where I outlined...
What's so innovative about taking two plastic sheets and sandwiching a coin in between? Granted, it doesn't explain the process in detail but if...
They certainly could. That was my argument. Imparting a highly reflective surface onto a blank is not difficult, just tedious. Even frosting could...
"Blake, The Romans weren't capable of striking "proof" coins in the modern sense of the word.." A minor point but I would disagree with this....
I lol'd :'-D
I love the conceit of a "VF-30" implying that, after studied consideration, it didn't quite meet the standards for a VF-35 but was clearly better...
Wow, I feel like it's a rare chance to correct a mistake on the New York Times :-) [ATTACH] Maybe a bit trivial and at any rate an interesting...
Don't mean to clog up the thread but here's another direct comparison. This is (well, was) my Constantine IV from my ERIC II book as photographed...
CNG uses some pretty heavy duty post-processing in Photoshop. The raw photo is both brightened and increased in contrast. I personally like the...
I don't agree with this sentiment. I think you're coming from the purist camp that believes anything other than RAW file format is sacrilege....
Great coin and pic - would you mind if I used the reverse on my next book? The image stack rail system is something I remember as the tip of the...
It looks like the coin's had a bit of work done to and maybe the spear was polished off accidentally. Excellent photo by the way. Perfect...
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! The site is https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/91816873_ancient-greek-silver-tetradrachm-148-bc...
[ATTACH] My sister is considering bidding on this coin and asked me for advice. I had to admit to her I've'n't the foggiest what it is or what...
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