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Barbarian Or Vandal?

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 Posted 11/15/2013  8:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Yeoldecoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I wouldnt try and clean it any more....if you have signs of BD, treat it with something to stop the BD taking hold (only if you are familiar with the chemicals used, such as sodium sesquicarbonate or benzotriazole), which are nasty. Heat can halt the process, but either way ensure the coin is bone dry before storing/displaying. It doesn't look too severe to me.
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 Posted 11/15/2013  8:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have some Verdi-Care that I got from the US. I suspect that there is more under the surface. Might clean what I can see, bake in the oven and apply the Verdi-Care. Or something like that.
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 Posted 11/15/2013  8:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Yeoldecoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It will stop you worrying about what may be happening to the coin under spots of oxidisation if you treat it, so may be a good idea.
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 Posted 11/15/2013  10:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ohhh..two victories with a shied...coun't figure out the reverse. very cool coin, nice to get a win in an uncleaned lot.
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 Posted 11/16/2013  01:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add VisigothKing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like I'm late to the party. Both coins could possibly be Vandalic, but there is no way to fully attribute these kinds of crude imitatives to the Vandals or another tribe. Nowadays its become a trend for tiny late Roman imitatives to be labeled as Vandal (or some other tribe). If you want Vandal, stick to types unique to them.
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 Posted 11/16/2013  06:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks VK. It is 17mm 2.78g so not the smallest coin I have. I don't particularly want a Vandal, but thought I had better check it out with you guys after I noticed possible similarities. I am quite happy to keep it as a barbarian imitative.
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