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EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 08:54 am Big green. RIC 564 variant with Dacia sitting on an oval and angular shield, trophy to left. Not high grade but pleasing and smooth with a nice green patina. I like the reverses with trophy/arms, I seem to seek those out. Edited by EFLargeCents 02/13/2017 08:56 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 2:35 pm Great portrait of the emperor. Very nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 8:09 pm I agree that it is a very nice coin. Any thoughts about the red staining on the obv and rev? Can it be removed without sacrificing the patina? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 11:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 02/13/2017 11:18 pm Great coin. Do watch this coin for bronze disease. It could be the lighting for the photography but some of the speckles on the reverse have that chalky green (and scary) look. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 07:07 am Great "eye appeal" Relatively smooth glossy patina Not a VF+ but gets a plus for the pleasing good looks. Of course the color is perfect too. I don't think bronze disease is an issue here. Coins with thick patination that suffer it usually have it erupt from beneath leaving massive scarring. I think it is just normal pitting in an otherwise excellent surface. Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 09:07 am Great coin! Maybe the red part of the coin is restarurated. For example fill some kind of hole. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff
EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 10:59 am Thanks for all the comments! I did look at the reverse under a loupe, and while the photo does make it look chalky green, it is actually a dark green in some minor pitting (not the bright neon red flag type green). I WILL however keep an eye on it, I do like to look at my coins in hand, if something changes, I'll know and work to deal with it. As for the red spots, I think I read that could be localized lead oxide patina. One thing is for certain, it isn't coming off! Report this Post to the Staff
greekandromancoins Valued Member Australia 205 Posts	Posted 02/19/2017 9:19 pm Nice Sestertius, Here is my Hadrian Ae As, of Dacia. The word "Dacia" appears in the exergue also. Dacia as ancient roman province has an interesting story. Report this Post to the Staff
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