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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 3429334, member: 80804&quot;]Just a little advice, in case this inspires you (as I hope it may) to go further with ancient coins: when asking for ID help (or even just working on them yourself) it&#039;s really a good idea to look at them/photograph them one at a time. Except in the fairly unlikely case that all have exactly the same &quot;finish&quot;, your camera is going to try to average-out the exposure and some will come out darker, some lighter than they actually look.</p><p>Center the coin in your viewfinder as large as you can make the image <i>while still keeping it in focus!. </i>Make sure there is enough light shining on the piece to illuminate the surface - some will need more, some less light than others. Some may benefit from oblique lighting that accentuates contrast created by shadows revealed by the oblique lighting. </p><p>If you take a few seconds to consider each piece as a separate photographic subject, you will get far better results no matter what sort of camera you&#039;re using. Also - it wasn&#039;t an issue here, but often people asking for ID&#039;s on a group of coins will pile 8 or 10 into a single email/request, and then it becomes a question of which answer goes with which coin - and an additional, unnecessary riddle to be certain which obverses match which reverses - of course, if you have wherewithal to &quot;stitch&quot; obverse and reverse images together, that&#039;s ideal and will prevent that possible ambiguity/confusion in multiple-piece lots.</p><p>We&#039;re here, though - and there&#039;s almost always someone who will recognize pieces, regardless of how obscure they seem at first, as well as those who are willing to help you with ID&#039;s of even the most obscure types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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