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gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/20/2020 9:06 pm As mentioned before, I use electrolysis on crusties that do not respond to even two years of soaking. Many come out slugs or too far gone to identify. But then I get a nice one like this, which I think is Constantine I. Good enough to see nice details on hair and mustache. Even the abs on Jupiter. Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/20/2020 9:28 pm A lot of detail on that one, including quite a big head on Jupiter. Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/20/2020 9:55 pm I am totally in awe of those who engraved the dies for coins like this Report this Post to the Staff
norantyki Valued Member 404 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 05:49 am Wow, that turned out stunningly, especially considering how it started out! Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 12:03 pm That looks absolutely mint fresh. An amazing coin. Kudos to you for being patient to expose the hidden beauty of this piece of art. Quote: I am totally in awe of those who engraved the dies for coins like this Me too. I wish we knew more about them. Only a few decades after this bronze was minted the knowledge to produce such a detailed specimen would be lost for a thousand years. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 12:33 pm Quote: Only a few decades after this bronze was minted the knowledge to produce such a detailed specimen would be lost for a thousand years. Really? I had no idea there was that long of a time In between. Also EDIT: Kudos to the OP. That turned out fantabulous. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 12/21/2020 12:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 2:26 pm Quote: Really? I had no idea there was that long of a time In between. I don't mean to offend Byzantine, Islamic or medieval collectors, but just from cursory glances the artistry of the ancient Greek and to a lesser degree Roman coinage disappeared until the 15th/16th centuries. Is there anything coined between say, 400 and 1400AD that compares to this? If I'm wrong, please correct me. Don't just give me the silent treatment the way the wife does... Edited by jskirwin 12/21/2020 2:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 2:50 pm Exquisite high relief on many Greek coins. And the am,azingly skilled engravers are all unknown? Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 2:53 pm Not all. Kimon and Euainetos are known from the Greek era. See: https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/...d-euainetos/ Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/21/2020 4:02 pm The July 1996 issue of The Celator has an article about "The Signed Bronzes of Syracuse." http://community.vcoins.com/celator-vol-10-no-07/ Report this Post to the Staff
gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 11:31 am Thanks for the FYIs. I enjoyed researching Kimon and others! Report this Post to the Staff
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