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VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 12:57 am Here's my other latest acquisition. The pics are at a slight angle to show the details better. What's covering parts of the legends is just gunk. It's attributed as RIC 158, Rome mint. Edited by VisigothKing 10/13/2011 01:00 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 01:19 am Nice coin, looks like it still has some dirt that should come off if you let soak in olive oil. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 09:24 am Yeah, this is the coin I spoke of with you on the other thread. Very nice. It looks like it will clean up very nice. Good acquisition. JW Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 4:16 pm Wouldn't have guessed it needs a bit more cleaning. Well here's another more direct picture to make sure if it needs a cleaning or not: Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 4:22 pm Actually, I think you have it at it's best right now. If you try to take it down any more, you'll lose the patina and you know how I feel about that. It's a very nice coin. I'm watching another Probus on horseback, but not the same attribution. I haven't bid yet and not sure I will. But I'm watching it. Again, nice coin. JW Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 4:29 pm I was wondering about the cleaning, since it didn't really look dirty to me. When I have a dirty ancient in mind, I think of those in unclean lots. But yeah, that's it's actual color and everything. Thanks for your opinion jw. And good luck if you decide to bid on the coin your watching. Edited by VisigothKing 10/13/2011 4:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 10/13/2011 4:35 pm From the looks of the coin I don't think you can do anything to try to make it look better, instead it will bring down the quality of the coin. Nice reverse on that coin(I like the horse and rider) and a good coin overall. I need to keep studying the ancients there is SO MUCH MORE to ancients then to USA coins. you guys have inspired me alot in the few days I have been here in this forum. thanks for adding a new dimension to my coin collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
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