Interesting write up and cool coin. Thanks for sharing. I need to add a Parthian to the collection. I like the bust styles.
I'm glad to hear that. I have a few of my older uncleaned coins that could use some help in that area.
It wouldn't be a summer project if we finished it all in one day! Summer is only 2 days old!
Try telling that to a 5 year old haha.
Thanks! I think we will have fun however it turns out. Maybe we will have a future @DonnaML or @TIF :)
We are soaking them in some distilled water first. Get the loosest stuff off, maybe give them a quick scrub with the nylon brush, then soak again....
My daughter has been asking for uncleaned coins to clean for at least the last year. I have been reluctant since the last time I got uncleaned...
Peanut butter and jealous
That poor lion has a neck-beard for a mane!
The Gratian has a nice portrait!
Very nice! Spend the day with all three tadpoles. Played minecraft and had a waterballon fight with the older two and got to take a nap with the...
I hate it when I forget that I bought gold. lol
I don't even have close to 20 denarii! That guy was $$$$. I am guessing he probably was running with his savings trying to escape the eruption.
How many keys do you have now? I've been on this earth for 37 years and I don't think I've ever lost a key.
Nice tets! I got this one the other day for cheap. I love these chunky little guys. It was kinda cool since the Victory is kind of crude and...
I just use mspaint. Works like a charm.
Solder.
Sorry, the weight and diameter of what I posted was from the example coin on wildwinds. Like Roman Collector said, no reason to think your coin is...
Severus Alexander, AE22 of Caesarea Maritima, Samaria. AD 222-235. 10.04 g. IMP C SEV ALEXANDER, laureate head right / C I F A F C CAE METROPOLI,...
Based on your pictures, it looks like the coin is completely silvered. Is that correct? or is that a product of the pictures?
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