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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2016867, member: 19065&quot;]This is an example of a couple of pieces usually on display in a back corner case of the Roman Antiquity galleries at the Met in NYC. You can see how small the coins are, and difficult to see under their spotlight style lighting. The coins, obviously smaller than the label, photographed through glass about (1 foot deep). This was as close as I could get with a regular camera with no special close-up zoom lens. You can&#039;t shoot with tripod in a museum without permission and of course you can&#039;t see the back of these wall mounted coins. Those pins holding the coins are usually brass and have to be lightly hammed into the wall board.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/ANCIENT%20-%20ROMAN/DSCF0780_Hadrian_1600pxl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/ANCIENT%20-%20ROMAN/DSCF0781_Hadrian_1600pxl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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