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 Posted 12/13/2018  4:02 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ancient67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
It looks like bronze desease - except that this is silver, since it is a Septimus Severus denarus. Does anyone know what it is? And eventually what to do?
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 Posted 12/13/2018  4:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add maridvnvm to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
How sure are you that it is a true silver denarius and not a base metal copy or even a "limes"?
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 Posted 12/13/2018  4:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ancient67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good question. Actually I have no certainty at all
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 Posted 12/13/2018  5:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like it might be a Limes Denarus with some old bronze disease that is under control.
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Silver can suffer bronze disease if the copper content is high enough; a debased denarius can certainly get eaten away. I have an Roman silver tetradrachm from Alexandria that has been severely corroded by BD.
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