@Ancient Aussie, if you are reluctant to re-treat with sodium sesquicarbonate, perhaps a compromise would be to treat with VerdiCare and check the...
Hi there, LordM! Long time no see :) Sorry about your Caligulas :(
That's not what they looked like after I treated some BD-ridden tetradrachms with sodium sequicarbonate. After treatment, all of the light green...
Anyone else want to weigh in on this one? :D
I don't know about that, but based on the current pictures all I can say is "needs more treatment". Perhaps the first treatment simply uncovered...
Here's an assortment of articles about bronze disease and its treatment....
I'm confused. Or maybe you are. Or both of us. :D The light green powdery stuff-- not the rust colored deposits/corrosion-- is the bronze...
All the light green stuff on the coin looks powdery, and there is green powder on the table. I assumed that powder was freshly shed when you were...
The second pictures are after treatment? Needs more treatment :(
No, not crazy. Sometimes I buy a coin simply because it makes me laugh :D There's not a right or wrong reason to collect ancient coins, although...
Thanks-- I'm glad you enjoyed that writeup! I agree with the sentiment. If I just want to look at pretty coins I have gobs of high-end catalogs,...
I did-- couple of times in one day, soon after that post. I used the word at work and my audience is accustomed to ignoring my mutterings,...
That's my guess too although I stopped browsing parthia.com after seeing Sellwood 48.
Charles, John Anthony posted some coins from this empire two days ago. You might want to take a look at his thread if you missed it the first...
This is another Zumbly-stalking coin I hope to someday acquire! Thanks for that historical background. It makes the coin even more desirable!
It took a couple of years but now I have one too. Part of the attraction is just that I love saying "apotropaic pudenda virilia" :D [ATTACH]...
Maximinus, like this one: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=128535 [IMG] PAMPHYLIA, Side. Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. Æ 26mm (8.48 g, 12h)....
The reverse is CIΔH TΩN = Side in Pamphylia
:nailbiting: I don't think I can pick a top five. In May we had a "top twelve favorites" thread and I was paralyzed with indecision and then...
That link was hilarious!
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