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Valued Member
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AE Sestertius 32mm 26.27g Obv: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS. Draped, bare head right/ rare burst type Rev: VICT AVG T RP IIII IMP II COS II / S - C. Victory advancing right holding trophy above captive personification of Armenia.  Edited by imperator
08/30/2015 5:40 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice coin. My first impression was that it looks like a Paduan, but I'm probably wrong.
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Valued Member
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Thanks, I am happy it is not a Paduan  |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
It´s a very beautiful coin!
It has lost the patina, and after that was treated with "betún de Judea" (I´m sorry but I don´t know the english name of this product, very used by artist to give the appeareance of an ancient artifact to modern ones, or like in this coin to improve the appeareance of an ancient coin that has lost it´s patina, the literal translation would be something like "Judean polish")
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Valued Member
335 Posts |
I am not happy with the treated, but it is still old |
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1849 Posts |
It is a nice coin, and a scarce type too. Interesting comment about 'betun de Judea'. Never heard of it. I have one or two coins with a similar look, maybe they were similarly treated. We seem to have similar tastes in Roman Bronzes! - here is my example of the same type. It has a few corrosion spots which need treatment, but otherwise nice portrait.   |
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335 Posts |
What a great coin thanks |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4970 Posts |
those are both nice lucius verus coins....i don't have any of this guy.
he's on my list.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
1204 Posts |
really nice, I only have a sestertius of him, a common type
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Valued Member
335 Posts |
Thanks all, you have make a nice topic |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
"Great minds" and all that stuff Very nice coin and I fully understand the appeal ! I will join in the show me yours show This one I have is rather worn down a bit But in a rather pleasing sort of way ........ The patina though is superb and for that reason makes it one of my favorites. Guaranteed to make your Armenian friends hyperventilate too !   |
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Valued Member
Canada
266 Posts |
Nice, I still need to get a 1st or 2nd century sestertius
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
This is an image of a bottle of "Betún de Judea" with a translation to english...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1849 Posts |
Thank you, Athalbert. It looks like shoe polish for coins!
Not sure I would want that on my coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
Another reason I believe it important to bathe a coin in acetone for a few hours when they come in the door !
While any bare metal (excepting gold) will tarnish and in fact I believe it to be altogether proper to darken an over cleaned coin surface, the idea of "painting" on a new finish is definitely a line which I will not cross.
Soaking in olive oil or wrapping in news print for a period of time are rather innocuous compared to ........ asphalt ?
Even the use of 'liver of sulphur' on bronze might be considered benign
compared to 'repaving' a new finish !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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BTW
GERMANICVS ...... I see some green spots that appear to be associated with the 'reddish' encrustations on your sestertius. I have a Caracalla which had similar areas of hard reddish encrustaions which I hesitated to do anything about. After being put away for nearly one year I noted that the green had in fact become active and was dissolving the red spots as well as making inroads on the bronze. Immediate treatment is advisable !
BD will leave large scars unless nipped in the bud !
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Posted 08/29/2015 6:45 pm
