Germanicus Ae Dupondius. Struck Under Caligula.

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travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 12/09/2019 9:00 pm Watched this Kings & Generals Video which inspired me to post one of my first coins that I ever bought. S1cfOydQ5No If you're not familiar with that youtube channel, once you watch this, you will be hooked. Germanicus AE Dupondius. Struck under Caligula. AD 37-41 in honor of his late father. GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in quadriga right / SIGNIS RECEP DEVICTIS GERM S-C, Germanicus standing left, holding eagle-tipped scepter. RIC 57 [Caligula]; Cohen 7; BMC 93; Sear 1820. Well my example is not much to look at so I'll post one example I had saved on my desktop. Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/10/2019 9:37 pm Lot of history in that piece of bronze. Always nice to revisit our earliest acquisitions. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 12/11/2019 05:31 am One of my favorite things about collecting these old coins is their connection to our history. Very nice @tc. "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
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3441 Posts	Posted 12/11/2019 10:06 am I was inspired so very long ago by the BBC production of I Claudius by Robert Graves I had to have as many of the main characters as I could lay my hands on Which was no mean feat back in the Stone Age known as the 70's ! I found the males and most but not all of the females Your coin looks like it got the "electric chair" treatment for conservation ie electrolysis ........ A long bath in olive oil should darken it (You might even want to add just a dash of sulphur) With a brown black patination it should have better eye appeal As for "our" history ........ Lest we forget ! In the Roman Germanic wars one side eventually prevailed Noble personages such as the Kings and Queens of England (Victoria) and lesser nobility are descended not from Germanicus and the Julio Claudians But from men like Arminius and the Germanic equestrian tribes that migrated from Northern and Eastern Europe Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 12/11/2019 6:20 pm FVRIVS what about ammonia vapors or the old hard boiled egg trick? Which do you think is best? My main goal is to for the color to stay permanently on the coin or at least not be easily rubbed off which can happen when using chemical darkeners such as "JAX". I once did a BD treatment using 5 parts baking soda [sodium bi-carbonate] to 8 parts washing soda [sodium carbonate) and it darkened my coin permanently. I tried to do the same on a couple of others but it doesn't always work. I found that strange since they were all copper/bronze. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3441 Posts	Posted 12/13/2019 4:28 pm Liver of Sulphur is another possibility Or if you are very patient Wash with acetone Wrap in newsprint and leave in a warm place Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 12/13/2019 5:13 pm I used liver of sulfur on a few coins, but it doesn't have a long shelf life. I wound up throwing away more than half of the bottle. I'm going to try something new for under $6. You can pick it up at any Lowes or Home Depot. It's 90% sulfur powder. I would assume if you mix it with some water you may have good results. Edited by travelcoin 12/14/2019 08:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3441 Posts	Posted 12/14/2019 07:44 am Many flower fertilizers contain sulphur Hence the 'earthy' aroma ! Plant in the Spring Harvest in the Fall Report this Post to the Staff
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