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Victor Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 05/18/2026 3:05 pm Though not that noticeable in hand, under the camera light, the blue azurite pops. Maximianus A.D. 299 AE Follis 26x28mm 10.2g IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera and sacrificing over lit altar, left cornucopiae. In ex. AQP RIC VI Aquileia 27b Edited by Victor 05/18/2026 3:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 05/18/2026 3:18 pm It is a pretty shade of blue, with tons of remaining detail. Just confirming though that none of that is powdery such as you might find with bronze disease. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/18/2026 3:18 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 05/19/2026 06:33 am I am not sure what azurite is, but I have no eye appeal issues with a uniform greenish/bluish patina on old bronze coins. Splotchy is another thing. Not sure how common the Aquileia mint was for ancients. For medievals, Aquileia is an interesting place numismatically. Edited by tdziemia 05/19/2026 06:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3433 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 3:53 pm Around 15 years I aquired a very green (and blue !) follis of Galerius The coin had an impressive coating on it and it was difficult to tell if it was worth the time and effort But the price was right ... Despite my bestr efforts I achieved near zero results ! Not long ago I handed it to my brother (OBLIVIVS) to try his best To my delight this was his best effort yet ! Nearly 90% with just enough green and blue to remind me of what once was Having had little hope for the piece I never photographed it before ! Would that I had Galerius as Cæsar Follis of Ticinum GENIO POPVLI ROMANI 10.62 grams 27-29mm Sear 14356 Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 05/20/2026 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 4:21 pm Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 05/23/2026 2:36 pm Coins with blue deposits are fairly rare. I have a few, but my favorite is my "corn flake coin"-- ex Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943) who was the founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium and inventor of the Corn Flake. Constantine I A.D. 316 20x21mm 3.3g CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol rad., raising r. hand, globe in l.; stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, across fields T-F In ex. BTR RIC VII Trier 105 this coin has a little blue, mostly around the edges Constantine II A.D. 326 AE nummus 18x19mm 3.5g CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with two turrets and star between them. in ex. SMHgamma dot RIC VII Heraclea 83 Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4959 Posts	Posted 05/23/2026 5:51 pm Those blue highlights and deposits are pretty darn eye appealing to me! Here is a coin that I accidentally turned blue. A bit more than 10 years ago I used to do uncleaned coin lots and this was a decent LRB I got in one. I would some times bake them in an oven under low heat to dry them completely after the cleaning process, this one came out with covered in blue powder. I cleaned that off and the blue (precipitate?) under that is solid and stable. Never did that again. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/25/2026 2:46 pm Interesting examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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