Following are scans of a dark bronze, a smooth and shiny AR denarius and a shiny AV stater don on 3 different UMAX scanners as indicated. These are raw images done at 1200 dpi, using the Auto mode of the scanner software, without sharpening or post-scanning manipulation. The images are downsampled to 72 dpi and 300 pixels wide and saved as JPGs.
| UMAX Astra 1220U ($150) | UMAX Astra 2400 (350) | UMAX Powerlook III ($750) |
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| Antoninus Pius AE30 Philopopolis | ||
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| Elagabalus "Stone of Emesa" denarius | ||
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| Ambiani biface AV stater |