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Auction Day Arrives – Christie’s Sale 5488, Lot 176: The Crosby Garrett Helmet
The Crosby Garrett Helmet at the Christie’s web site: “Lot Description A ROMAN BRONZE CAVALRY PARADE HELMET CIRCA LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. Composed of two sections, helmet and mask; the tinned bronze face-mask with idealised youthful features, the openwork eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Museums, Portable Antiquities Scheme
Tagged Antiquities, auctioneers, British Museum, christies, Crosby, Crosby Garrett Helmet, Cumbria, detecting, detector, Director, finds, Georgiana Aitken, London, metal, Tullie House museum
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Photographing metal detecting finds with a cheap digital microscope
I’ve been messing around with a cheap digital microscope to see how useful it would be for photographing metal detecting finds: Coin of Crispus minted in London, pretty blurry. Coin of Magnentius with very early roman christian iconography. The picture … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Photographing Metal Detecting Finds
Tagged cheap, chi-rho, detecting, detector, digital, finds, London, magnentius, metal, microscope, mint, Photographing, plon, Roman
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London Coins Auction – Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th September 2010
The latest London Coins Auction‘s sale is happening this coming weekend (Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th September 2010). The catalogue for the auction is up to London Coins Auction usual high standard, as are the the offerings within. The sale … Continue reading
Posted in Coin Auctions, Coin Collecting
Tagged Auction, coin, Coins, collecting, highlights, London
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