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Ambro Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 7:52 pm Attached is an image of a very detailed coin of Licinus. I have always been afraid to attempt cleaning it for fear of messing it up. The deposits are rock hard. How would you clean it/ Or would you just let it be? Happy Collecting, Tim Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 8:35 pm I don't think you will be able to do much more cleaning without hurting the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
ancientcoinguy Pillar of the Community United States 842 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 8:58 pm Let it be. My rule that I use when cleaning ancients is that if I can fully attribute it, the coin no longer needs cleaning. Even if there is still dirt or deposits left I stop. Its better to leave some dirt on than risk destroying the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 12:48 am Unfortunately, that verdigris has eaten into the coin. If you remove it, you will find the detail has been obliterated where the verdigris was. Curiously, I have a Roman bronze, where some silvering remains on the reverse, but the obverse looks much the same as the coin pictured here, with regard to verdigris damage. The verdigris is removable, but to do the job properly would take hours, and would not be worth the effort, when all you are going to find is damage under the verdigris. Report this Post to the Staff
Ambro Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 10:53 am Thanks for the words of wisdom---I will let it be. Report this Post to the Staff
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