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DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/25/2008 3:19 pm Hi! I bought these coins few days ago and at this moment I've only cleaned them (God bless electrolysis). But, unfortunately, I don't have time now to identify them and search some informations at eg. WildWinds or CoinsCatalog. So, maybe some will help me? Thanks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. One more time, thanks for any help Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/25/2008 10:07 pm #1 Tetricus 271-274AD #2 Constantine II (jr) #3 Looks like Constantius Gallus #4 Constantine I #5 Constantius Gallus #6 Constantius II #7 I'm going to say Constantius II but it could be another Gallus #8 Constantine II #9 Constantius II Unless you have a lot of experience zapping coins, I would not recommend using this process. It will remove the patina and will cause pitting on the coins surface, destroying the value of an otherwise good coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 05:58 am Quote: Unless you have a lot of experience zapping coins, I would not recommend using this process. It will remove the patina and will cause pitting on the coins surface, destroying the value of an otherwise good coin Interesting point of view I've always heard that it's the best way to clean eg. roman coins. And, to be perfectly candid, in my opinion it's very good way to have clean and "readable" coins - and I've never seen that something happened with coins after electrolysis, but thanks for the advice Maybe someday I'll use only Olive Oil to clean my coins, but for now I don't have enough patience. And, thanks for id my coins, now maybe I'll try to find where they were minted :) Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 06:26 am DagonX, could you tell me where you get those coins? I can't win any auction of those Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 06:45 am DL20K, I won them on Allegro, but they were sold as "uncleaned" (but cost only 40zl [about 17$]). Sometimes one of the sellers (I don't remember his nickname now, but when I checked I can write to you), put up for sale sets of roman coins on Allegro in a nice price Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17012 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 08:33 am Ancients collectors normally try to preserve the patina (the oxidation layer surrounding the coin) if at all possible, because in many instances the details are preserved in the patina, and not in the actual metal of the coin. Electrolysis (or "zapping") is considered the cleaning method of last resort for very difficult to clean coins, rather than a normal everyday treatment. Joe and the folks over at FORVM Ancient Coins are militantly against electrolysis, as you can see on this FORVM thread. All of the ancient coins you've posted, in this thread and your other threads, have the characteristic pitted raw metal surface of zapped coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 08:37 am It is an approved method, but I prefer using olive oil or ultrasound. Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 09/26/2008 09:25 am OK, I agree that using electrolysis isn't so good for coins, but it's very quick and easy way to have clean coins. Anyway I used this method only when I have absolutely unreadable coins which are covered with some kind of "gnarls", fossil-earth or large apparently patin. When I bought roman coin which is in a good condition usually I use only Olive Oil or hot water to wash them. Report this Post to the Staff
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