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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 02:00 am Attribution needed. Thanks in advance! Slightly larger than US Quarter. Just received from seller in Spain. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1852 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 05:20 am Definitely Nero. Seems to be a Nero AE As, with the reverse depicting the temple of Janus. Here is a similar one: http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...r=4&company= Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 06:54 am I agree, Nero/Temple of Janus. Id treat it for bronze disease. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 07:04 am I think Ben is right. It has been far too harshly brushed with a brass bristled brush to remove verdigris. It would have been better to not go so far with the brush, leave some verdigris and chemically treat that. The colour suggests orichalcum (brass), but that could be the result of the brushing. The fact that the head is non radiate means that it is an assarion, (bronze as). Edited by sel_69l 03/24/2015 07:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 07:31 am That's too bad it has been so harshly cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 09:31 am I suspect it may have been chemically stripped of a thick patina. Possibly it was heavily damaged by BD spreading underneath and the only surefire solution was to blast it away ! It still has some redeeming value since it has Nero's easily recognizable profile. I would drop it into something to get the some of the "wattage" reduced. A quick bath in 'Liver of sulfur' wouldn't hurt this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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