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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Roman coins of lesser quality,is there any value in them with regard to the condition. 1.w-23.75g , d-30mm  2.w-17,98g , d-30mm  3.w-20.30g , d-28mm  4.w-12.45g , d-23/25mm  5.w-10.09g , d-23mm  6.w-10.66g , d-25mm  7.w-20.18g , d-30mm  8.w-9.84g , d-25/27mm  9.w-8.71g , d-25mm  Edited by nikola
07/31/2011 06:13 am
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 Australia
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Your pics #4 and #5 are identical. There's been a mixup? Ancient coins are always worth more if they can be identified. In this case, #3 and #7 are at least partially identifible, they're the same type: Viminacium colonials. Compare with examples on the Wildwinds page for this city. Some of the others might be similar types, but there isn't enough detail left for me to be sure. #4/5 and #8 also seem to be the same as each other, though I can't ID this type. And I think the portrait on #6 is Hadrian. But that's all I can tell about these coins at first glance. Coins are also worth more if they haven't been hastily cleaned. Apart from #6 and #8, all these coins are overcleaned, with the distinctive pitting caused by either electrolysis and/or strong acids. Personally, I wouldn't buy coins in this condition, but they're typical of the scratchdrays in dealer's shevles that say "Genuine ancient coins - $5 each". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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 Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Thank you Sap. mixup changed  I dont clean the,no time for now. I have big lot of 600-700 roman coins soked in olive oil,some for 8-9 monts even more. Many are overcleand. But many are with patina nice details. |
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Australia
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I would rate my strike rate at about 60%:
1). Caligula
2). one of the Severan emperors
3). Augustus
4). Faustina Junior
5). (same coin)
6). Commodus
7). Gordian 111
8). Hadrian
9). Hadrian (provincial)
A bit difficult to attribute because of condition, but a fun challenge anyway!
At least this provides a start, as well as a reason for others reason to disagree.
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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
342 Posts |
Here are few more hard cases. x1.w-10.28g , d-25mm  x2.w-9.37g , d-26mm  x3.w-12.40g , d-26mm  x4.w-9.70g , d-25mm  x5.w-8.23 , d-25mm  x6.w-10.46 , d-25mm  x7.w-2.79 , d-20mm  x8.w-1.35g , d-20mm  x9.w-8.73g , d-25mm  x10.w-6.50g , d-25mm  |
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Looks like bronze disease is eating away at those coins. I would recommend using Valve Oil instead of Olive Oil. It does the same thing and is a little more expensive but won't cause the problems that Olive Oil does. Also use "Renaissance Wax for Knife Guns and Jewelry" to protect the coins from bronze disease destroying your work at cleaning them.
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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
342 Posts |
This coins are in condition as I did get them,They have bean soaked in olive oil and dried with a cotton cloth.
This are bad condition but there is about 200 in good condition.
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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pic No1 philipus or gordian lll
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Serbia (Srbija)
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Posted 07/31/2011 06:20 am
