Before and after..IV

Philippus I, as, 11.2o gr, and Lucilla dupondius, 14.2o gr..

 

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That's a cracking Lucilla, nice one.

 

Nice coins!....How's the reverse on the Philip?

 

Hi Spaniard..Last photo..

 

Those came out great.

 

What method was used? Is the patina stripped or intact?

 

Hi Clavdivs..The patina is ok, I didn't make a good photos..

 

Before:
After:

 

A good way to clean bronze coins..
http://www.romanorum.com/docs/A Method for cleaning ancient coins. Romanorum.com.pdf

 

Based on the image in the OP, I'd say the seller of these coins is baking them in mud after they are found in order to generate sales (unsearched, unattributed) and curiosity. LOL.

PS Looks like fun and nice work!

 

@galba68 digs those coins himself.

 

Great coins @galba68 and an excellent clean-up job.

 

If you check @galba68 's posts, he has a metal detector and pulls them out of the dirt.

 

So, @galba68 , which reverse does the Lucilla have?

 

Hi RC..

 

Lovely! Middle bronzes of this empress depict Vesta standing left, holding a simpulum and Palladium with and without an altar at her feet. The variety without the altar is the scarcer of the two.

Here are the examples from my collection: