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I know, I've seen a dozen step by step explanations online, watched videos, called help, but the function just isn't there in Word. Power Point I have to check but the Pixl.com-option works very well too.

Indeed, without losing quality, thanks!

I have the newest version of Word, but unfortunately this function is absent...

Many thanks, I found this comment by Andreas Reich useful: 'You just have to look at a lot of genuine coins to develop an eye for it. That's pretty much the same answer you'd get if you asked how to spot fakes. Usually with tooling the wear pattern is not correct. That means that the high points are not (or don't appear) as worn as they should be. What's usually tooled are the laurel wreath, where individual leaves are no longer distinguishable, the hair and folds in the garment. The result is often a great contrast of amazingly preserved detail (which has been tooled in) and an otherwise pretty worn coin. These details are the first that are worn down. Plus the tooled parts just look unnatural. It's not always easy to spot and takes a while. If you suspect tooling, just compare with other (untooled) examples on Coinarchives. Usually after tooling the tooled parts (or the whole coin) are repatinated, because tooling is basically scratching the coin and scratches are easily visible. So that's another thing to look for.'

Hi all, Does anyone have good examples of smoothing and tooling of coins and tips how to recognise this? Thanks! (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=smoothing)

Not the same, but definitely from the same die cutter. Very nice!

I have just one coin from Traianus (RIC 151) but who knows what the future brings.. 😉 OCRE DIR ERIC NUMISTA

Many thanks to all! For determination and research I often use these sites: https://numismatics.org/ocre/ https://numismatics.org/crro/ https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/ https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ERIC

Yes..

Ah, on my phone it doesn't with Chrome, but it does with Firefox. Problem solved, thx.

Indeed, this will save you lots of time!

The link is broken?

There are several sites that can be used to cut out a coin in a photo. You'll have to pay for most of them, but this site allows users to use it for free. The image is in low quality, but still excellent for websites, etc. Give it a try! https://photoscissors.com/upload For instance this photo with and without the hand. Very easy.

The internet is just overwhelming. Every day I discover new great sites with interesting content about Roman coins. I'm sure you do too! Perhaps an idea to share these sites in this topic? And don't forget to share a nice photo as well! 😉 How about this site with info about several mints, etc.: https://www.aeternitas-numismatics.com/home/categories/numismatics

I think the time of Nerva is an interesting one, also described as a bridge from Domitianus to Traianus. For those who want to know more I recommend this great - if not best - article: https://web.archive.org/web/20210906064817/http://www.roman-emperors.org/nerva.htm. For a while I'm looking out for a nice AND affordable denarius from Nerva, but haven't found one yet. It seems that the denarii minted in Rome are all somewhat worn. Does anyone have an explanation for this? By the way, taste is personal of course, but for me I like the old face and hooked nose of Nerva like the below example.

Many thanks for all replies and beautiful coins. I found online this interesting article for those interested: https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/crocodiles-on-roman-coins-familiar-as-the-emblem-of-egyptian-province.html

This coin is nothing less than amazing, don't you agree? Without wanting to evoke too many Crocodile Dundee flashbacks: aren't crocodiles on Roman coins just fascinating? I'm curious about your crocodile-coins, thanks for sharing! (source image: https://www.colosseocollection.com/p443726947/h384777E2#h87739fe7)

I have this one: What I like about this coin is that all letters are visible and it has a bold portret and nice reverse. THE FLAVIANS (69 AD to 96 AD) Denier DOMITIANUS Rome 88 (17,5mm, 3,20g, 6h) Catalogus: C.218 var. RIC.572 RIC.572 BMC/RE.115 RSC.218 a RCV.-

It won't get better than this, congrats and enjoy!

Many thanks @Severus Alexander! I haven't read that explanation yet. I think it's time to present you my thoughts on the matter. In my experience with medieval coins, most of the symbols used can or must be explained in religious way. There is a tricky thing about the medieval usage of symbols, because I think these symbols can (and should) often be explained in two-fold. It seems people in medieval times where fascinated with the aspect of duality. Like: heaven-earth, dark-light, man-woman, young-old, night-day, good-bad, strong-weak, frontside-backside (of a coin), etc., etc. - you get the picture. Symbols used in the context of portraits of rulers (counts, bishops, kings) seems therefor also related to them as well. Perhaps this is logical in the way that they would see themselves as replacement rulers on earth, in name of God. An easy finger-symbol or gesture is that or the 'blessing hand': Another one for example is the 'oath sign': In this example the two fingers are put on a little shrine (as to swear on it or on the bones of the saint that are kept in it): As to the pointing finger we can also find examples in manuscripts: In the first example (see my second message in this topic) earlier researchers made a reference to the Albani psalter. Mistakenly they thought this was about the pointing to the eyes. I found a concrete text that refers to the above picture from the The Great Canterbury Psalter (f. 76r, psalm 43) where the text makes clear what this is about: 'Deus auribus nostris audivimus.' which means: 'We have heard, God, with our ears'. So, for the first time we know what this sign on (at least later medieval) coins is about: not the head, not the face, not the eyes, but.. the ears! The meaning of this can be found in some Bible texts. And that's where I was in my research..!

Haha, I feel more like:

Wow, how great it is to be connected with this kind of time difference. At this moment it's 23.00 hours on Monday in The Netherlands, while it's 14.00 hours on the West coast! Anyway, you'll find in these three publications the coins of your interest when you search via this link on the name 'Ilisch': https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek-op-artikel/! The above coin is in there as well (in the 1997-1998 publication). Enjoy!

Indeed a nice example @JeandAcre! If you're interested, you should use Google Translate as well for: https://www.academia.edu/45119396/_2021_Zonsverduisteringen_op_munten_1100_1300_ https://www.academia.edu/92848193/_2022_Utrechtse_bisschoppen_op_munten_1178_1267_ https://www.academia.edu/53388550/_2021_Een_muntreeks_van_graaf_Floris_III_van_Holland_1157_1190_Inventarisatie_en_catalogus https://www.academia.edu/45407398/_2021_De_raadselachtige_munt_met_de_koningskroon_Willem_Otto_en_Nijmegen https://www.academia.edu/38430745/_2019_Spaanse_maravedi_uit_Nederland_1497_1848_ https://www.academia.edu/31208129/_2016_De_LEO_munten_van_graaf_Floris_III_van_Holland_1157_1190_Inventarisatie_en_hypothese https://www.academia.edu/3092430/_2013_Holpenningen_in_Nederland_ca._1460-1570_ There's more! 😉

I fully agree @Octavius! Finally an emperor that I own a coin from, so I can join at last this great topic! (Vespasianus, 73, RIC II.1(2).546)