Ancient Coins Photos With Your Phone.

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Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 9:43 pm I recently started reshooting and reholdering (new flips and updated attributions) some of my coins. Messing around with my Samsung Galaxy s5 I put the coin on blue card stock, placing a florescent light about a foot away. I held the phone about a foot away and hit click, using just the auto focus. I later painted over the blue background with my preferred black. I was especially happy with how this coin came out. Persia, The Sassanid Kingdom Ctesiphon, Iraq Shapur I The Great King Shah of Persia (240 -272 AD) AR Drachm 24.5 mm x 4.11 grams Obv. Bust of Shapur I right with earring; crown with ear flap. Pahlavi script- "The Mazda Worshiper. the divine Shapur, King of Kings of Iran whom descended from the Gods. Rev. Zoroastrian Alter with Two Attendants.-Pahlavi script-"The Fire of Shapur" ref: Gobl I/1 Edited by Ancientnoob 12/16/2014 9:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 9:51 pm Very nice coin, looks better struck and thicker than most Sasanids I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 10:08 pm oh man, that looks great. super details on that pic. amazing how good phones cameras are now. has anyone purchased a camera lately you can't call your friends with or play candy crush on? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 10:16 pm Your phone takes excellent picures. Love the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 11:55 pm You're phone's photo quality is considerable better than my Samsung Galaxy SIII. A secret I don't often let loose is that all my coins are photographed with my phone. Here's one of the ancients I captured using my phone: Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 06:27 am Excellent photo Noob. I just wish that people would crop their photos taken with a phone. It is not hard to do. I found a picture on the photography forum here that helped me immensely. I don't use a light box, and I don't fix my phone to anything, just hold it with my finger whilst it rests on an overturned tub, but you get the picture: Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 3:41 pm More pictures with my phone... Ctesiphon, Iraq Ardashir I (b.180-242 AD d.)(r.224-242 AD) Ar Drachm 24.6 mm x 4.13 grams Obverse: Cuirassed bust of Ardashir I right in Parthian Headdress. Pahlavi legend- MAZDISN BAGI ARTAHSHATER MALKAN AIRAN"of the worshiper of Mazda, the divine Ardashir, King of Kings of Iran" Reverse: Zoroastrian Fire Alter with two attendants Pahlavi legend "NURAZI ARTASHATR "Fire of Ardashir" ref:Gobl type III/2 Report this Post to the Staff
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