Sick cabinet toning. Really brings out the relief all the more.
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
9 points (100.0% liked)
Ancient Coins
164 readers
1 users here now
A community for collectors of ancient and medieval coins.
ID requests are welcome, but please post clearly lit images of both sides of the coin as well as a picture of the edges of the coin.
Sales posts are welcome. Inspired by the old ancientcoins subreddit, memes and jokes are only allowed on the last day of the month.
I general, just be nice to each other :)
Buy coins
Identify coins
Clean coins
Other
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Why is there a second circle?
Ancient coins were simply blanks hammered between dies before the development of the screw press in coinage. As such, they tend to be a little asymmetrical, especially when wear-and-tear is considered.