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i hate the idea of tooling. far worse then any harsh cleaning.

That obv is seriously amazing detail. Nice coin.

Couldn't have turned out better. So was it mainly horn silver?

Congrats! This green Phillip makes me happy

cant wait for it arrive!

Thanks, acetone works well? What more can water do after acetone?

Wondering what the best way to clean this silver. Looks like crude and dirt, maybe lemon juice soak and toothbrush? It does look very hard, maybe toothpick? Is there a better soak, something not extreme?

Hey, if anyone could shed some light on how dating Ptolemaic silvers goes, as specially the ones the use Ptolemy I on the obv. The simplest explanation will be appreciated. Ptolemaic coins have grabbed my interest but having some issues understanding how to determine a Ptolemy II from a Ptolemy VI for example, they all seem very similar. Ptolemy I on the obv. Eagle on Reverse, king title, etc. Is it weight and style? Hoards found? Were Didrachm's produced later? Thanks.

When u want a time machine

I didn't even know honestly, it was a impulse buy at a coin show. Haven't done much research into it. I just bought it for the cool looks.

I would pay extra for provenance if available. Its valuable and interesting. So does anyone own Roosevelt's Athenian Owl he kept in his pocket?

Isn't it a stunning design?

I really like this one, I don't collect World coins, but this one caught my eye. Panama 1934 VN-BALBOA I think I got a good price a little while ago. $20 silver.

Tragic, this is a some what a tough decision for the British Museum to justify keeping the items, lots of politics, reputation and prestige on the line. The right thing to do, is return the item that have been looted barbarically. However, shady loopholes and justifications seem likely to be on the horizon. I would assume, sadly, that the first course of action for the Brits would be to stall, and let the story go away by itself. Really rough, but when you look past the tid bits, laws, and sides involved, looting, is looting, and wrong doings should be corrected. How important is this on a problem scale vs the many fucked up things going on in this world..... I guess we will see.

Gotta stay woke I guess

I can see a bit of caracalla in the actor. Geta, non at all.

Amazing, well crafted

Works of art

Excellent! I have one of these somewhere!

Is that what it translate to? Thanks. Can't find it tho 😕

Size: very large, 50mm? Weight; heavy, 5oz maybe. Metal; no clue, probably brass, I really dont know at all

Would love some insight. Thanks. EDIT: Weight: 97.6G

The first one for me!

Nice coin, here is my older one;