It looks like bronze desease - except that this is silver, since it is a Septimus Severus denarus. Does anyone know what it is? And eventually what to do?
Silver can suffer bronze disease if the copper content is high enough; a debased denarius can certainly get eaten away. I have an Roman silver tetradrachm from Alexandria that has been severely corroded by BD.
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