Some More New Dirty Romans

The Allectus could use a little bit more on obverse .... very nice

Very nice group of coins. I particuarly like the Allectus.

What was your method of cleaning, and how long did it take?
We see the 'after' pictures. Have you any 'before' ones?

Monkey, some of those are done, the others could be put in distilled water or oil to get the tougher stuff off. A good soak.

Allectus is a quite popular chappy - especially in high grades like that. The galley is to symbolise the Navy which gave Allectus his power and stopped Rome landing an invasion force and de-throning him. A popular coin indeed and one I would very much be interested in.

I have tried soaking in olive oil over a long period of time, but I was not happy with the results.
Apparently olive oil is slightly acidic, and this helps to remove some of the junk,
but,
the acidity also helps turn long buried coins very dark, to almost black.

No idea, I havent been looking out for Allectus. Id certainly be willing to trade for it (got to love the UK rulers! PM me if you're interested in keeping it in its homeland)

Note: I checked on eBays completed listings for this and its certainly very varied. From as cheap as £4(!) to ridiculous prices for some of them. The galley type seems to be quite common and seems to go around £15 but some have sold higher (like £30-£40) but they must be varieties as there are more people bidding on those.

Either way, I think you should hold off cleaning it until you've practiced on a lower quality coin.

Monkeybean; would there be any chance you would allow me to PM you a quick question about metal detecting permissions?

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