This looks like a story about finding an ordinary fourree in a hoard. No news either now or in ancient times. Indeed no doubt I've several such undiscovered...
Good morning, Andrew/Phil/Jörg/Amedeo/list Well, for me there is indeed a trouble: a fourrée makes nothing; a mule fourrée makes also nothing, but a...
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May 1, 2006 11:00 am
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What is the sine qua non for telling a coin is a fouree, not counting breaking it in half...? I have been scanning a lot of Severan denarii lately and on a few...
Bill, Why aren't you convinced that specific gravity is a good test to detect a subaeratus? I think it's the easiest and best way to detect plated coins ...
I admire the creativity on this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-Roman-Ring-w-Etching-of-Space-Ship_W0QQitemZ7411479682QQcategoryZ37907QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (Can...
In a message dated 5/1/2006 11:56:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, einarson@... writes: (Can anyone teach me tiny urls?) Go to: _http://tinyurl.com/ _...
If you ask me, it looks more like a bigfoot/yeti or maybe even a chupacabra... I wonder if it should be catalogued with a von Daniken #? Regards, Dave :-) ... ...
This is sort of interesting. Anyone have a little more information on this? It seems a bit speculative to me. http://tinyurl.com/nw96c Thanks for the tinyurl...
At 10:24 AM -0500 5/1/06, Scott Rottinghaus wrote: Why aren't you convinced that specific gravity is a good test to detect a subaeratus? I think it's the...
... Urine was used for many purposes in ancient Rome, including tanning leather. It is impossible to use Urine for those purposes and not at least be aware of...
Just curiosity, but what is a "chupacabra"? It is supposed that I should know, speaking spanish, but I am really lost... Best wishes Lluís ... From: "David L....
Good afternoon, Bill/List I could suggest an easier way to test a fourrée. Not 100% sure, but I am sure that could deal with many of such ones. Silver is a...
Luis' message came through while I was composing that last missive--this is an interesting technique that I will have to test! What do you heat the coin with?...
Hi again Bill, With your balance in the path lab you should be set to take fairly accurate measurements of specific gravity. (An appropriate balance can also ...
Hi, Scott/List Good afternoon. No, I do not heat the coin. I just take the coin. The silver one will feel cooler because it takes heat quicker from your...
ELMALI COINS Short History of the Elmalý Coins When the Persians occupied Greece during the 5th century A.D., the city states in Greece, Thrace and the Aegean...
On Mon, 1 May 2006 15:14:14 -0500 "Scott Rottinghaus" ... Why not use electrical resistivity instead, and then quantify your results? Keep in mind that metals...
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May 1, 2006 9:25 pm
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On Mon, 1 May 2006 12:31:57 +0200 "Luis Mendieta" <lmendi@...> ... Perhaps. Perhaps not. Do a Google search on the Baghdad Battery. ... IIRC, the...
Phil Bigelow
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May 1, 2006 9:25 pm
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I'm not a professional, but I have a method that I've used successfully for years on Republican silver. I find a crack on the edge, and stick a needle in it....
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I just purchased an Greek Macedon-Antigonus III Doson and I need your opinion regarding this coin and an estimate price because I want to list it on eBay. ...
1) Jeff Einarson wrote: ".....(Can anyone teach me tiny urls?)......" Jeff, see http://tinyurl.com/ 2) I stumbled across this link with over 600 webpages on...
On Mon, 1 May 2006 15:12:10 -0500 "Scott Rottinghaus" ... hmm?? Don't you mean "UNDER the balance"? Aren't we talking about balance scales here? ... I have...
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May 1, 2006 10:55 pm
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Hi, I think the bottom line is that no creature is called a hippocamp unless the tail at the end is visible. If it has a horse front with wings only, it's...
... The problem is that these coins of Lampsakos have a flan shape behind (to the left) of the body. On some specimens it appears as if it could be part of a...
Group, Now I have most of the reference works at my disposal, but I just cannot find a reference for this coin. It very well could be I am just overlooking...
Group, Since the picture would not attach to the post I placed the coin in a folder called 'Fausta'. There is also a Greek fractional with what looks like...
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