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How To Clean This Syracuse Bronze?

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 Posted 12/13/2018  4:06 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ancient67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Here is a small bronze from Syracuse. How could I clean the deposit at the left of the hund?
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 Posted 12/13/2018  5:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin has a nice patina, I wouldn't do anything to it.
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Don't clean it
or will be the result.

I also have a Syracusan bronze of Agathocles, with about the same sort of presentation as yours, and I am perfectly happy with it.

I would never contemplate cleaning it.

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BTW, I visited Syracuse (Sicily), 10 weeks ago.
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I agree, it does not need cleaning. If you wish to, then make sure to be gentle; the more patience put in, the better the result. For this coin, I would recommend soaking in olive oil, giving a light brushing weekly until the deposit is gone. This process could take a long time, usually measured in the months.
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