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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3788257, member: 99456&quot;]Beyond exploring ancient coins &amp; the history associated, I am slowly improving my ability to photograph the coins.&nbsp; CT members and posts have been a great source of advice - comments on the photos below are most appreciated.&nbsp; I am pretty sure, I would have been tempted to spend much more on this coin if it had been photographed better instead of being shown in the auction listing as a badly cropped slabbed coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>At 17.21g and 25mm this Athenian Owl is quite a hefty lump.&nbsp; Not my usual area of interest, but recent prices have made these historic and iconic coins more accessible.&nbsp; This photo was taken with my &quot;usual&quot; setup - a low end USB microscope from Amazon.com.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1011630[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Attica,&nbsp; Athens</b>, circa 440-404 BC, AR tetradrachm </p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll</p><p><b>Rev:</b> ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within an incuse square</p><p><b>Ref: </b>I don&#039;t know enough to attribute more specifically - any comments are appreciated</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been experimenting with another camera (Olympus Tough TG-6) which has macro and photo stacking features.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although connecting to a computer is not as convenient, it does offer a new perspective on a coin like this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1011618[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Share photo advice, enticing coin photos, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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