ela126 Posted July 23 · Member Share Posted July 23 (edited) This is nothing more than just sharing a coin with some pictures presented in a somewhat silly, but simultaneously impressive manner. A collector I respect shares some very nice coins on Facebook and instead of just showing the flat front and back shots, he gets a bit clever, and frankly I always think it helps the coin out. i picked a larger coin which I appreciate in my collection, i may have shared it before, to experiment on. Pictures were taken in hand with a single overhead light, took all of 30 seconds to snap them all. In the end though, I think this helps improve the appreciation of the coin, although it certainly takes more than 2 pictures. the large size and high relief I think are reasons why this came out well. constantine IV - follis - SB 1173 - Constantinople- 42mm widest - 15.75 - obvious section of flan missing. what do you think, do you ever take shots like this of your coins? Edited July 23 by ela126 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted July 23 · Member Share Posted July 23 It would be good for selling, to show if there's any bd/ problems, etc. I've probably mentioned it before, but I like that Constantine IV large follis. It's missing a chunk, but is in pretty decent condition and has a nice patina. I'd certainly be proud to have that in my collection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted July 23 · Member Author Share Posted July 23 13 hours ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said: It would be good for selling, to show if there's any bd/ problems, etc. I've probably mentioned it before, but I like that Constantine IV large follis. It's missing a chunk, but is in pretty decent condition and has a nice patina. I'd certainly be proud to have that in my collection. Appreciate that. Yes I’m rather happy with it as it has high relief details that most Byzantine bronzes don’t exhibit due to their long term circulation and wear. I would guess this was lost within several years of being minted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrefn Posted July 23 · Supporter Share Posted July 23 How does a bronze disc like that actually break? The metal must become cracked when struck. Then, perhaps some corrosion occurs in the striking crack. I cannot conceive of any other mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted July 23 · Member Author Share Posted July 23 41 minutes ago, Hrefn said: How does a bronze disc like that actually break? The metal must become cracked when struck. Then, perhaps some corrosion occurs in the striking crack. I cannot conceive of any other mechanism. That's precisely what i've hypothesized as well. I have several bronze coins with complete parts of the flan missing, but all see to have been damaged in antiquity, and not more recently. I know flan cracks are not rare on bronze coins, i assume in this case, the crack must have gone entirely through the coin, allowing for a secition to break off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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