Sweet patina Augustus

Just took a new picture of a coin that has been in my collection for almost 10 years. It deserved a sharper pic so here it is:


The picture may be too good , the scratches are not so visible in hand. Let's see your eastern coins of Augustus!

CAESAR
Bare head of Augustus right

AVGVSTVS
in Laurel wreath

Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch mint
26mm, 13.6g.
Scarce.

ex-Incitatus

Wildwinds example

 

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Great pic! An excellent coin

 

This type of patina reminds me of old tooled leather (tooled is not a bad word when it comes to leather ). Gorgeous!

 

Wonderful coin Jay. I love the portrait. I wonder if portraits of Augustus are what were on Napoleon's mind when he minted his coinage.

 

That is certainly one of the best of that type I have seen and that type of patina is very sought after, congrats Jay GT4.

 

Very lovely.

 

Closest I have.

 

Thanks everyone! Yeah the patina is what drew me to it and even though the portrait is worn the color changes still highlight the bust. I love it even though we all know Augustus was a skinny, sickly runt of a man... @Orfew Napoleon sure does look like Augustus there doesn't he?

 

Hey Jay,

one of the best looking big brons/ with the patina

 

That is a beauty!

Antioch tet, dates to 5 BCE:

 

That Alexandrian tet is on my wish list. Nice piece!

 

Nice! I love that warm, malty yellow-brown patina.

 

Wonderful Tetradrachm posted by Severus Alexander!!!

I think I have a similar one but from Tarsus and it is completely black :-(((
24 x 26 mm, 14.85 g
Obverse: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ laureate head right
Reverse:MHTPO[ΠOΛEOΣ] Tyche of Tarsus seated right on rock, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Kydnos swimming right; TAP monogram (for Tarsus) in right field.
Would you suggest cleaning it? if yes, how ?

 

A nice patina on this Semis, but only on one side

Obverse: AΡXIEΡEI KAIΣAΡ ΣEB laureate head of Augustus right
Reverse: AΡXIE/ΡATIKON / ANTIO/XEIΣ / Θ K legend and date in five lines within crown
Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, 3 - 2 BC
RPC I 4258 or RPC I 4251; BMC 135; SGI 109

20 x 21 mm
8.16 g

 

to the patina I meant

 

That is a very attractive coin. It has plenty of eye appeal.

 

i look at my old saddle at that

 

@Jay GT4 - GORGEOUS bronze... GORGEOUS tooled leather patina!

@Orfew Well done! Agreed... Napoleon was busy making himself Augustus!

France Napoleon Emperor 2 Francs 1808-I Limoges mint Republic Rev AU55

 

Augustus Bronze...


RI Augustus 27BC-AD14 Æ20 5.5g 12h Apameia Phrygia Magistrate Attalos c 15BC Two corn-ears above maeander pattern RPC I, 3125 SCARCE
Ex: @John Anthony