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If you have ever attempted to scan a bronze coin with a flat bed scanner, you were probably disappointed with the initial result. Chances are, your first image was too dark with very little visible detail. If you can't regulate the setting of the lamp or the position of the coin, how can you end up with a useable image?
These pages are meant to introduce you to some of the techniques I use to produce scans directly from coins which are like the ones you see elsewhere on this site. It is not my purpose here to promote any particular kind of scanner or support software. Indeed, the actual scanner used for this demonstration is off the market, and the software is no longer current. However, the basic scanning principles discussed here will apply regardless of the particular model of scanner or version of software you may be using for image recording and processing.
What follows are screen shots of Micrografx Picture Publisher 4.0 as it was used to scan and edit obverse and reverse images of an ancient Roman coin, i.e. a Centenionalis of Constantius II from the mint at Constantinople, officina 11 (RIC #82). Please note, although all the images here are compressed JPEG images, some of them are rather sizeable for Web viewing. In addition, some pages have as many as five or six screen shots, so loading time may be a bit protracted. You may not wish to view every page, so I have provided links from this imageless (quick loading) index page to each page in the sequence. If you have a fast connection, by all means follow the sequential links on the pages. However, if time is of the essence, feel free to jump to the subject you need to examine. You can also link from any page to the previous or next page in the sequence.
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Before you start looking at the screen shots, however, you might find it beneficial to look at the monitor brightness test and see whether or not your monitor is bright enough to view the images as they are intended. |
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