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Ok, I'm going to post a few of my other uncleaned/semicleaned coins I've cleaned up on this thread to keep me off ebay. Here's one I've been working on for months, I really don't remember when I started on it...June? Anyway, distilled water soaks, quick soapy water soak before picking, repeat. These pics were taken after the initial soak, scrub, and pick session when I realized it was going to be a pretty good coin...   ...and here is the finished product. what a pain picking dirt out of those bricks on the campgate!   Looks like its... Constantine II CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS Epsilon SIS double crescent Siscia mint RIC VII Siscia 216 328-329 AD Came out pretty nice! Edited by chrsmat71
09/25/2012 7:34 pm
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Excellent job. Very nice coin! Came out clean and solid metal.
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Very nice job.  |
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chrsmat71, Wow very nice job. I had a few come out that nice in the lot I had, good job... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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chrsmat71: Your patience has rewarded you.
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WOW Great job. its like night and day.
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thanks everyone, I was very please. rare to get one come out that good...or even close to that good.
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Good work and nice result.
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Great work and a great example of that type of coin.
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here's a couple I got on ebay for 10.75, including shipping. they weren't uncleaned, but I touched them up a bit. here's the sellers pic...  here the first one, only did some lite cleaning...   Licinius I IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG ALE Alexandria RIC VII Alexandria 18 Great patina, silver and green! love it! second coin soon... Edited by chrsmat71
09/29/2012 10:24 pm
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this one I cleaned up a tad bit more, but not to much..   ok, this one I can't figure out. the only coins of the type that are constantine ( IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG) that have an I in the right field according to helvetica's spreadsheet should have a ANT antioch mint mark, this one has an skm cyzicus mint mark...am I correct? need some help from one the hardcore coiners here. never noticed the mustache before! Edited by chrsmat71
09/29/2012 10:42 pm
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nothing on this constantine anyone? just checking one last time.
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IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG) that have an I in the right field according to helvetica's spreadsheet should have a ANT antioch mint mark, this one has an skm cyzicus mint mark...am I correct? need some help from one the hardcore coiners here. Guess I'm a bit late to reply here  (just found this post by Google search), but this would be RIC VII Cyzicus 5, from officina "I". Do you still have the coin? |
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Posted 09/25/2012 7:41 pm
