My Most Beautiful Coin Photo So Far, Post Yours!

A difficult coin to photograph and do justice. Not rare. Not a work of art. Well struck and not massive wear, mainly silvered.

Constans - AE2

Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship
Minted in Aquileia; (//AQP dot), A.D. 348-350
Reference:– RIC VIII Aquileia 99 (C)

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I stink at photos, which is why I pilfer seller photos...much better than mine. This is about the only photo of mine I use on a regular basis. It was a fluke with how good it turned out.

 

shouldn't this thread be in the "coin porn" forum?

 

Awesome pics everyone!!!

Here is a Marcus Aurelius, Dupondius that although a bit scratched up shows itself very well in front of my lens.



A Cherronessos Lion:

 

In the coming weeks I hope to get back into my photography...I've got lots of tokens and ancients that are in dire need of respectable photo.

Anyway these photos represent some of the pictures I've taken that I'm most proud of not necessarily the finest examples.


Decentius, AD 350 - 353
AE2, 22mm, 4.18g; 7h; Arles mint, AD 351-352
Obv.: DN DECENTIVS CAESAR; bare headed, cuirassed bust right, A in left field
Rev.: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; two victoreis facing, holding wreath with short ties, inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X, IS in lower middle field
In Ex.: SAR


Maximian, AD 286-305
AE, Follis, 8.8g, 31mm; 6h; Heraclea
Obv.: IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG; laureate head right
Rev.: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over shoulder (falls low), holding paera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae
In Ex.: HTΓ

I'll toss some more up later.

 

Wow those are excellent pics!!!!!!!

 

Here's my Roman coin—and figurine.



My dear late mother bought me this Italian ceramic figurine (sort of a Hummel on steroids) forty years ago on one of her art buying trips. When I was a kid she knew that my favorite fictional hero was the Roman tribune played by Richard Burton in the movie "The Robe". I treasure this figurine and keep it in a glass display case in my living room. The coin label you can read for yourselves.

 

I love that figurine! Looks like a nice Domitian as well.

 

Ditto

 

Thank you sir! I'm using a selfie from last summer which I posted on the "Post the Poster..." thread.

Also

Your "Eclectic Box of 20" continues to inspire me. I recently purchased a Macintosh and the Adobe Suite of fine programs to help me enhance my presentations.

 

I'm a slabber who appreciates the need to be able to hold the coins in ones hand. That's why I buy two of everything. One collection is slabbed and one is not.

 

Just did this one today.

Tiberius II Constantine

 

Here are some Franklins! Please let me know what you think about the photography!

 

Great toning on the first one. Are those vertical lines on the coin or is that reflections on the holder?

I think your photos came out very nice.

We ancient collectors love to have raw coins to handle which makes photography easier.

John

 

I am new to this forum! I have been just reading threw the site and ran across this thought i would post some pics and i just reliazed that im on the ancient coin forum! Sorry!
Thank you!
The vertical lines are on the coin.


Raw coins are easier to photo than a slabbed coin!

 

@Deacon Ray if you slab them yourself you can get to handle them when you want and halve the cost.

 

Hey Jackie we are easy going here and like seeing other people's coins. This thread is about photography and not any specific type of coin.

 

I'll never have a best photo since each outing in cameraland teaches something and suggests things to improve. Lately I have been playing with shooting smaller details. I'm still working on the full ID for this one so I'm not ready to post the coin in its entirety but this shot from today showing an ancient massage parlor run by a lion for his pal bull came out well. Click on the image to see it larger. CT won't accept full size images from my camera so this is a 1/4 size reduction.


The coin is still in the running for my top ten list so I'm holding off and hoping to figure out details by year's end. If anyone happens to recognize this and feels comfortable with beginner questions in the specialty, please start a Private Conversation.