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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 26611159, member: 134416&quot;]These are my photos.&nbsp; I&#039;ve <i>always</i> had problems with coin photography.&nbsp; However I made somewhat of a breakthrough today and these have improved from execrable to only slightly stinky.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both coins are ex-Harmer Rooke, NYC.&nbsp; Are they still around?&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen their name from time to time when coin provenances are included.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to work on coloration, but I made massive improvements insofar as focus today.&nbsp; My new photography station is a desk with an overhead lamp (has an adjustable elbow), and there&#039;s also a window overhead.&nbsp; Today is overcast so no window action.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quadrigatus is much more attractive than the photo. The stately gunmetal grey toning is uniform, satin, and much more attractive than shown here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1696362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anonymous (225-215 BC) - AR Quadrigatus (6.27g.) Sear RCV 031 ex Harmer Rooke.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Thasos tetradrachm is brighter than the above coin.</p><p>*Can anyone supply a reference number?&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any references for these.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1696365[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thasos - after 148 BC - AR Tetradrachm (16.62g.) ex Harmer Rooke</p><p><br /></p><p>There were also low-grade stocking stuffers from the LCS.&nbsp; They&#039;re all dark.&nbsp; This is the only image I have ready.&nbsp; What I suspect happened was at some point long ago they were coated with Blue Ribbon or something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The A2 follis (I also don&#039;t have calipers yet) is circa 35 mm. and really thin.&nbsp; The photo actually shows much more detail than is seen with the naked eye.&nbsp; I have to look under magnification to ascertain what&#039;s up and what&#039;s down in person; the obverse especially is very faint.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1696366[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>c. 35mm, 10.64g.&nbsp; Fair/Good.&nbsp; DOC number unknown (difficult to tell if there were any ornaments. Since the book/nimbus on the obverse is worn it&#039;d be tough to guess in any case. Thin fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>That was the &#039;best&#039; of the stocking stuffers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on how the images turn out I may have an ID question for the Nicaea provincial.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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