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I am using Remove.bg. It's very easy to choose from a large background color pallet. Of course, Photoshop does the same thing, but I find that program to be a lot more work. I have tried many different colors but generally find that the same shade of blue that CNG uses works for a wide range of coin types and colors. The CNG version has a textured background that I have not tried to replicate.

Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus, AD 1195-1203. BI Aspron Trachy (24x26mm, 2.90g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 1195-1197. Obv: KE RO-HQ[EI]; Nimbate, bearded, facing bust of Christ Emmanuel wearing tunic and kolobion, holds scroll in left hand; IC-XC across fields. Rev: [AΛЄ] ΣIⲰ [ΔЄCΠ] (pellet in circle) [KOMNHNⲰ]; Full-length figure of emperor on left and of a nimbate St. Constantine on right holding between them globus cruicger. Emperor and Saint wear stemma, divitision, collar-piece and jeweled loros of simplified type; both hold labarum-headed scepter; Symbol in field to right. Ref: DOC 3; SB 2013.

Hungary Hungary. Time of Géza II, King of Hungary, AD 1141-1162. AR Denarius (11mm, 0.19g, 11h). Esztergom mint. Obv: Line between two wedges, two wedges at the middle, four dots around the center, a cross between two E's between two dots above and below; border of dots. Rev: Cross with dots in the angles; border of line. Ref: Huszár 124; Unger 71.

Roman Republic. Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51g, 6h). Rome mint. Obv: Head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani) right; scepter behind. Rev: Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; lituus on left, capis on right, Q·CASSIVS below. Ref: Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; Cassia 7. From the Bruce R. Brace Collection. Ex CNG e279 (16 May 2012), Lot: 376. Next: More Roman Republic

Link Carausius Carausius, Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Æ Antoninianus (24mm, 4.37g, 7h). ‘C’ mint. Obv: IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG; Radiate and draped bust to right. Rev: PAX AVG; Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S-P across fields, C in exergue. Ref: RIC V.2 302; Webb 359. Ex Nomisma S.p.a. Asta 67 (13 April 2023), Lot 89. Ex Roma e112 (7 Sept 2023), Lot 1121.

Augusta with Ceres Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. AR Denarius (3.72g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius. Obv: ANTONIA AVGVSTA; Draped bust right, wearing grain ear wreath. Rev: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI; Ceres standing facing, holding torch and filleted cornucopia. Ref: RIC I 54; von Kaenel -. Very Fine, toned, a few areas of roughness. Rare. Ex Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Ponterio 47 (8 March 1991), Lot 1446. Ex CNG 79 (17 Sept 2008), Lot 1054. Ex NAC 64 (17 May 2012), Lot 2459. Ex Thesaurus Auction 22 (8 Nov 2023), Lot 277.

I have something similar, but not as drastically cut down. I assumed it was trimmed to use in jewelry. Anonymous, Time of Basil II & Constantine VIII. Circa AD 1020-1028. Æ Follis (21x25mm, 10.00g, 6h). Constantinople mint, Class 3. Obv: Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels; five pellets in nimbus. Rev: +IhSЧS / XRISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bASILЄ in four lines across field; ornament above and below. Ref: DOC A2.40; SB 1818.

Victory in Britain Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Æ As (27mm, 10.42g, 11h). Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG-PIVS P P TR P COS III; Laureate head right. Rev: IMPERATOR II; Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath; S-C across field. Ref: RIC 731a. About Very Fine, brown patina. British Victory type. Note from a CNG auction: Antoninus Pius received his second imperial acclamation, as recorded in this coin’s reverse legend, for the victory by his governor in Britannia, Lollius Urbicus, over the Brigantes. It was Urbicus that also constructed the Antonine Wall in Scotland from Forth to Clyde.

Tiberius, AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.74g, 10h). 'Tribute Penny' type. Lugdunum mint, stuck AD 18-35. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS; Laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM; Livia, as Pax, seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding scepter and olive branch. Ref: RIC 30; Lyon 150; BMC 48; RSC 16a. Good Very Fine, toned. Ex Jonathan Kern with his ticket. Ex Goldberg 116 (01 Jun 2020), Lot 952.

Link: Wine production - Dionysos holding grapes Cilicia. Nagidos, circa 385-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.74g, 5h). Obv: Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale over altar; Rev: NAΓIΔEΩ-N; Dionysos standing left holding grapes and thyrsus. Ref: SNG France 21; Casabonn Type 5. NGC MS, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Stacks Nov 2011 Baltimore Auction (16 Nov 2011), Lot 20833.  Wikipedia: As Dionysus Eleutherius ("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. His thyrsus, a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered by the god himself.

Link: Posthumus Alexander III type Thrace, Odessos. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.52g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck 120-90 BC. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY / BASILEWS; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; AP above knee, OΔH (civic) monogram below throne. Ref: Price 1177; HGC 3, 1587. Good Very Fine, toned, slight porosity on reverse. Ex UBS 57 (15 Sept 2003), Lot 174. Ex HD Rauch 73 (17 May 2004), Lot 1152.

Roman Cilicia, Aigeai. Time of Domitian, AD 81-96. Æ 18mm (3.50g, 1h). Dated year 135 (AD 88/89). Obv: Veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right. Rev: ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ/[Η]ΡΑΚΛΕΩΝΟϹ; Head of horse left; ЄΛ[Ρ] (date) in right field. Ref: SNG Levante 1705 (this coin); RPC II 1779 (4 examples, this coin is 1779.1). Very Fine, green-brown patina, edge flaw. Ex CNG e134 (1 Mar 2006), Lot 87. Next: More horses.

Link: Apollo Gaul, Massalia. Circa 220-121 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.60g, 7h). Obv: Bare head of Apollo left. Rev: M-A, Wheel with four-spokes. Ref: SNG Cop 723-728.

Lucius Verus, AD 161-169. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42g, 1h). Rome mint, struck AD 165. Obv: L VERVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX; Laureate head right. Rev: TR P V IMP III COS II; Parthia, draped, wearing breeches to ankles and peaked cap on head, seated right on ground, hands tied behind back; to right, quiver, bow, and shield. Ref: RIC III 540 (Marcus Aurelius); MIR 18, 112-14/30; RSC 273; BMCRE 385. Good Very Fine, good metal, strike and detail. Ex Berk, Mar 2000.

British Anglo-Saxon. Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa AD 895-918. AR Penny (xmm, xg, xh). Uncertain Mint in East Anglia; Ofbert, moneyer. Obv: +SC EΛIDN (S horizontal); Large A with chevron-shaped crossbar. Rev: +OFBERT; Small cross. Ref: SCBC 960; North 483. PCGS MS-64. Ex Stacks and Bowers Summer 2022 (24 Aug 2022), Lot 32161.

Corinthian helmet Akarnania. Anaktorion. Circa 345-300 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.66g, 9h). Obv: Pegasos flying to left; ANA monogram below. Rev: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; ANA monogram on helmet. Ref: Imhoof-Blumer "The Coins of Acarnania" p. 64, 20.

Campania, Neapolis. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.33g, 6h). Circa 300-275 BC. Obv: Head of nymph right; behind, Artemis running right. Rev: ΝΕΟΠΟΛ[ΙTΩΝ]; Man-headed bull walking right; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head. Ref: Sambon -; HN Italy 579; SNG ANS 352-4; SNG France 791; HGC 1, 451.

Roman Syria. Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Geta. AD 209-211. Billon Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.56g, 6h). Struck circa AD 211-212. Obv: Laureate head right. Rev: Eagle standing facing on ground line, head right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star above each wing. Ref: McAlee 720; Prieur 213. Good Very Fine. Ex CNG e256 (25 May 2011), Lot 253. Ex Goldberg Pre-Long Beach (30 Jun 2022), Lot 2380. Next: Caracalla, Roman Provincial

Tourist fakes. The Domitian looks ok but isn't worth much in that condition.

Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ Hemilitron (21mm, 6.75g, 12h). Struck circa 275-269 BC. Obv: [ΣΥPAKOΣIΩN]; Wreathed head of Kore left. Rev: Bull butting left; above, club above monogram (AΓ?); IE in exergue. Ref: CNS II 191-192; HGC 2, 1469. About Very Fine, obverse double struck with die rotation, nice green patina, perhaps overstuck on something else?

Gaul, Vienna. Octavian, with Divus Julius Caesar. 30 BC. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 17.46g, 12h). Obv: •IMP• above, CAESAR below, DIVI•IVLI• to left, •DIVI•F to right; Bare heads of Julius Caesar and Octavian, back-to-back. Rev: C•I• V; Prows of colliding quinquiremes at the battle of Actium. Ref: Unpublished, deserving of further research! For your collecting pleasure, PutridRatingHighPrice offers an absolutely unique and unresearched historic coin depicting ships battling during Octavian's victory at Actium over Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The coin also honors his adopted father, Julius Caesar. No other ancient coin known depicts ships ramming each other in battle. This is a truly unique item and comes with our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. This gem can be yours for not a billion USD, not 750 million USD, but for the low, low price of only $454 million USD. Shipping and insurance in the continental US for only $50 extra, or you may pick this coin up yourself in our stall in the Lekki Market in Lagos, Nigeria. Open seven days a week from 9am to 6pm. COA can be provided for another $150 USD.

Link: Elephant skin headdress. Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Nero, AD 54-68. Billon Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.93g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 65/66). Obv: NЄPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣЄB ΓЄP; Radiate bust right, wearing Aegis. Rev: AYTO-KPA; Draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant's skin headdress; L-IB (date) to right. Ref: Köln 172-4; Dattari (Savio) 204; K&G 14.88; RPC I 5289; Emmett 109.12 (R1). Very Fine, nice gunmetal patina. Ex WCNC, Jan 2005.

Celtic Tribes. Eastern Europe. Imitating Philip III, 3th-2nd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (30x28mm, 15.41g, 1h). Obv: Head of Herakles. Rev: Zeus seated, monogram to left. Ref: CCCBM 98. Ex Triskeles Auction 23, Lot 29 (part). Next: Celtic

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Sicily, Syracuse, under Roman rule after 212 BC, Æ20 (8.54g, 2h). Obv: Head of Ares right in Attic helmet. Rev: ΣΥ-ΡΑ-ΚΟ-ΣΙΩΝ, Nike standing facing, raising sword to sacrifice recumbent bull. Ref: Calciati II, 233; SNG Cop 910; SGCV 1230; HGC 1475. Next: Bull