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Pillar of the Community
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we have no idea what we have as yet. and 2 other coins we have that dont want to be found right now   |
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Canada
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Bottom right look like an Aurelian antoninianus, CONCORDIA MILITVM reverse, Siscia mint (XXIQ in ex.)...
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09/08/2012 9:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by erkle
09/08/2012 9:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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keeps changing the image? I will upload them elsewhere first then try again in here
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Top left may be a Claudius II.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by erkle
09/08/2012 10:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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 Top two here are Claudius II as JW already stated, bottom right could be Constantius Gallus? |
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United Kingdom
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Bottom right look like an Aurelian antoninianus, CONCORDIA MILITVM reverse, Siscia mint (XXIQ in ex.)... Well spotted from that first pic Dionysos  Think this later one confirms it:  |
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United Kingdom
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bottom right could be Constantius Gallus? Had a think and changed my mind - its either Constantius II or Julian II as the reverse looks like SPES REIPUBLICE. With a bit more head scratching I may be able to decide which one  |
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thanks guy's, I have searched for a couple but only being new to this I'm still learning how to put a coin to its era. and any tips on cleaning would be considered, so far we have used olive oil, de-mineralized water and peroxide in small doses, along with the back of a scalpel and a toothbrush, by the way I used plain olive oil and left it sitting in the sun for a few days first, until it had lost some of its colour, I was told that helps to remove any acids in the oil?
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United States
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You are being much more patient than I ever was. I no longer clean coins finding that it's just not for me. If I had your coins, I would be so frustrated they would have been in my slugs pile already. You, at least, are making progress and I applaud you for that. IMHO the coins you have posted will not clean up very well. There seems to be a lot of corrosion that has eaten away at the metal leaving very little to identify. Good luck and keep posting your progress. I amy not be very good at cleaning, but at least I find your efforts interesting to follow.
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so far we have used olive oil, de-mineralized water and peroxide in small doses, along with the back of a scalpel and a toothbrush This pretty much covers everything I've tried, others may be able to help though as I'm not a big cleaner. |
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United States
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You can get a soft bristled brass brush over at ancient forvm or NRC for 5 bucks or so. In my experience they help knock off some of the top layer of grit and help get things going, you just don't want to brush very hard or for very long - and I only do it under running water but I forget who told me to do that. I admire your patience and restraint, some of those look like they will clean up nicely.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you are very patient indeed, like jw I would have thown in the towl on those. please keep us posted on your progress, I'm interested in how these will turn out.
can I ask what the "peroxide in small doses" technique is? I havne't heard of that.
Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
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when the coin is under the microscope I put a drop or 2 or peroxide on the coin for about 5 minutes, wipe, brush and have another scrape before putting back into the oil
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United States
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oh ok, thank you erkle. best of luck with your cleaning!
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Posted 09/08/2012 9:49 pm
