I've only used it in a few cases, primarily after cleaning or treating a coin. I do prefer keeping my bronzes free of any wax or sealant. Here's...
Have you dealt the BD? You might want to put the coin in distilled water bath for at least a week. If the water turns green, change it. Those...
That does look like Tanit on the obverse, and the standing horse on the reverse is a classic motif for Carthaginian coinage.
Cool coin! Have you checked those light green deposits on the coin? Are they soft and powdery?
A wonderful coin and brilliant photos! Most of the pictures I've taken end up blurry, what I call the "impressionistic effect".
Another coin arrive yesterday that is a good candidate for this thread, so here it is. While this type is readily available, this example has a...
I have one more potential RY 21 follis. This coin is from Constantinople. The XX on the reverse is pretty clear and there is a possible I below...
Ah yes, it is easy to get hooked on Athena, the eternal goddess!
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If the BD reappears, you might want to try a longer distilled water soak before resorting the the washing soda. I think of the washing soda as...
That's a very attractive sestertius, the perfect type coin! The patina and strike are very nice, and the reverse has an important historical...
It just seems to be part of human nature to try to "improve" things, such as cleaning coins. Some cleaning is absolutely necessary, such as hoard...
How upsetting! I think the photo posted on eBay was processed through Photoshop. If you cannot return the coin, all is not lost. The areas of...
I just looked at the Maurice Tiberius folles on acsearch.info and I counted 16 RY 20 folles, all from Antioch, but no RY 21 folles from any mint....
Thank you for the additional information. It would be very interesting to determine the population of known RY 21 examples versus RY 20. I know...
Here's an owl, an imitative one from the Levant I believe, looking pretty much as it emerged from the ground. When there are deposits and...
Of course. I don't recommend soaking the slab in acetone. As for the color, that doesn't bother me personally. The oxidation appears to be...
Nice owls! I see some oxidation on the OP coin. The yellowish color could be due to lighting or photographic settings. The tiny red deposits...
I find, as I get older, moving rapidly to that time in one's life where hardware (body) and information processing (brain) becomes increasingly...
Yes, going through a box of loose mixed ancients can be a nice way to pass the time. I need to talk to the dealer in a couple of weeks, when he...
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