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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IMP Shogun, post: 5397432, member: 114683&quot;]Evening,</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a solid sestertius from Antoninus Pius and a silver coin from Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/antoninus-pius-138%E2%80%93161-a-d-sestertius-ric-iii-759.16185/full?lightbox=1&amp;last_edit_date=1610256225" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius sestertius struck in Rome after 145</p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P</p><p>COS IIII SC</p><p>Roma seated left, holding Victory and transverse spear, resting elbow on shield decorated with head of Medusa which is set on prow to right; SC in exergue</p><p>30mm 25.5g</p><p>RIC III 759</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/caracalla-211%E2%80%93217-a-d-ant-ric-iv-280d.16186/full?lightbox=1&amp;update=1610256225" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Caracalla 211–217 A.D. struck 216 A.D. in Rome.</p><p>ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM</p><p>P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P</p><p>Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing facing, head to left, raising right hand and holding scepter</p><p>22mm 4.9g</p><p>RIC IV 280d</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you like these, I consider them solid coins in my collection because they look great, cover a part of my collection I view as important and did not cost a lot for their condition (and importance to me!)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are here for the coins and not photography -- Please post your solid coins and feel free to ignore the below!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am finding it very difficult to get sharp pictures, these look great until you blow them up and then at times look worse than what I&#039;d do on a point and shoot.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are taken on a kit lens at 55mm on a Rebel T6 body. Manual settings are F/11, 100 ISO and I took it using several exposure settings (these were 1/8sec for Pius and 1/13th for Caracalla) on a copy stand with a remote trigger (my Ipad).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking it&#039;s the lighting or I&#039;m ready to upgrade the kit lens. As for the lighting perhaps it&#039;s not bright enough but when I don&#039;t diffuse my lights it looks to bright on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the Pius sestertius, if I could have a sharper image you can make out more detail on the reverse shield portrait and the Caracalla portrait looks out of focus when doing the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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