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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 3:38 pm These are sellers pics, I am in the process of trying to clean this one. There is more of the red colour underneath the mud, amd where it is uncovered, it is slightly flaky in the same way that BD is. I am hoping that once the mud has gone, I can wax the coin and retain the red colour, it is more terracotta in real life. Can anybody see any future problems that this red might cause? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 3:51 pm Looks like that might turn out to be an interesting coin. Love the color. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 4:30 pm I have a vague idea where it is from, but I won't try and nail it until a bit more of the portrait has been uncovered. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 6:23 pm Dont put it in olive oil or you'll darken it (eventually to black, and I suspect quite quickly here). Thats one for the DW and light brushing pile. If the red is flakey, it might be a tin oxide - I hear thats what the annoying red crud on Ptolemaic coins is. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 6:33 pm Thanks Ben. I will try the light brushing. I think this might be one for a light coating of ren wax. I don't intend to remove much, but I need to see more of the portrait to ID it. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 06/23/2014 11:01 pm that is very pretty, I hope it stays that way. looks like some of that brown stuff may be stubborn. Report this Post to the Staff
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