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Can the lighting be adjusted so you don't get that orange color?
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Maybe, most of the problem would be the sun was low in the sky giving it a very orange hue.
I haven't played with any of the colour adjustments on the camera yet...I am sure you will see my photographs improve in time as I discover what works and what doesn't but the photographs are enough to see if any of the coins look like they have potential or potential problems.
Rome wasn't built in a day... I already over-exerted myself cataloguing all of my US and British notes this week.
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Do you want any help identifying these coins you posted, or do you want to see what you come up with yourself?
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I dont yet have a catalogue of coins to ID from (I will get one...I realise I will need it) so yes identifications would be very useful... opinions/comments/advice on particular coins is also welcome.
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Coin #1 is:
Valens AE3. 364-367 AD. Alexandria mint. DN VALEN-S PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, emperor advancing right, holding labarum and dragging captive behind him. ALEB in ex.
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Get the nicer/rarer/prefered coins and inter them in a long term oil bath.
The others, store in oil, but pick at them when you please.
This is because theres nothing worse than ruining a nice coin, its seriously worth the wait to let the oil clean them.
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Thanks for the ID of the first coin JW :)
Thank for the advice Ben, I was thinking distilled water would be slower and softer than the oil but you advise I should treat all coins with olive oil?
I heard ones with sandy patina's it was best not to use oil since you lose that colouring... I am not sure if any of mine qualify.
Also what about coin number 5... it has turquoise (mineral deposits?) and bright orange (corrosion?) how best to deal with that kind?
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Hmmmphh ... wow, apparently you're pretty awesome at that ol' coin attribution thingy, eh? ... that's definitely a great and noble coin-skill ... => Bing => hats-off to your diligence, your slilz, and especially to your awesome words-o-wisdom!! I'm honoured to call you my coin-budddy!  |
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d.uk, I think number 5 may be a good olive oil candidate maybe 7 also? most look like distilled water may do the trick.
i like number 3, I've been looking for of the coins with 3 standards on the reverse.
keep us posted!
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EDIT => I was merely kidding, but I bailed because I often get accused of being an  ... so I decied to be a bit less of an , for a change Edited by stevex6
09/11/2012 9:38 pm
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The greeks... Well I thought I would have a look at my Greek coins before going to bed and so I pulled them out of their water and gave a little toothbrush to them. With the water almost dried I could make out some details on some of the coins...and wow what a pleasant surprie to see the head of Herakles staring back at me...as the water dried he became less obvious... but I think I have a club/bow case reverse coin of a good size and maybe underneath that muck a good grade too.  Herakles is facing to the right but its hard to make out, with coin in hand and bright lights on it I thought I might have glimpsed silver, I will try not to get my hopes up because its too early to tell and much more likely to be bronze...but I have seen silver drachms with club/bow reverse this might be too large...did they make tetradrachms with that reverse too I wonder? The reverse I can just make out the POY of ALEXANDROY... And Steve I saw what you said chicken! Edited by DavidUK
09/11/2012 10:45 pm
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Coin 4 from the Roman batch I think is Obverse: Contantine? lauriette bust right IMP...  Reverse:IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, agle with wreath in its beak left. SNNA in ex.. SNNA in ex   I am not sure what is on his right... I cant find it online, but the only other coin with SNNA in exergue is Nicomedia AD 324-325 (is the in exergue bit the mint, I still have lots to learn) If anyone could tell me more on this one I would appreciate it... And JW the coin you identified for me before, you said ALEB in Ex. but it look like ANT in ex to me... would that make it Antioch mint? Edited by DavidUK
09/13/2012 07:06 am
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On his right is a captive seated looking up. I believe I see enough letters on the obverse to suggest Licinius I.
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That looks to be the one Doug! So full attribution should be like this?
Licinius I
Ae nummus (12,5 denarii)
Mint : Nicomedia
Struck : 321-324 AD ?
Obverse : Licinius facing right IMPCVALLICLICINIVSPFAVG
Reverse:IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, agle with wreath in its beak left. SNNA in ex..
Related to this thread I think that was my last lot of uncleaned ancients...it turns out that the Alexander coin was a cleaned coin made to look uncleaned again and was bereft of any patina underneath the dirt. I will jut stick to Vcoins in future.
Edited by DavidUK
09/13/2012 08:08 am
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