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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4938155, member: 87659"]I used to use a thin piece of card stock to diffuse my work lamp for taking pictures. Now, I just aim the light high so that the light hitting the coin is not harsh and comes closer from the horizon of the lamp, rather than from zenith. </p><p><br /></p><p>Galerius</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/galerius11/galerius11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>300 - 301 A.D., Treveri Mint, 2nd Officina</p><p>6.89g, 29.0mm, 7H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES,</p><p><i>Laureate and cuirassed bust of Galerius to right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MONETA SACRA AV-GG ET CAESS NN,</p><p><i>Moneta standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/✱//BTR</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Leu Numismatik Web Auction 10, Lot 1555, Ex. Tetrarchy Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Treveri 433b[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4938155, member: 87659"]I used to use a thin piece of card stock to diffuse my work lamp for taking pictures. Now, I just aim the light high so that the light hitting the coin is not harsh and comes closer from the horizon of the lamp, rather than from zenith. Galerius AE Follis [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/galerius11/galerius11.jpg[/IMG] 300 - 301 A.D., Treveri Mint, 2nd Officina 6.89g, 29.0mm, 7H [B]Obverse:[/B] MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, [I]Laureate and cuirassed bust of Galerius to right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] MONETA SACRA AV-GG ET CAESS NN, [I]Moneta standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/✱//BTR [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Leu Numismatik Web Auction 10, Lot 1555, Ex. Tetrarchy Collection [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Treveri 433b[/QUOTE]
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