True, but for prolonged soaks, most serious uncleaned coin cleaners, a.k.a., bottom feeders, use distilled water. The are a couple of reasons for...
Actually, a lot of that dirt looks pretty loose. Even before putting it in distilled water, you should try taking an old toothbrush to it. Try...
Use distilled water, not tap water.
Found this one in a lot of uncleaned coins about 10 years ago: [ATTACH]Bronze Dupondius Rome mint Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA Rev: VENUS - Venus,...
Depends which is more important to you - a nice patina or a positive ID. My guess is if you zapped it you would be able to get a positive ID, but...
Looks like it was minted in Arles (SCONST mint mark?). Pellinore is correct about the reverse type. The obverse inscription is unbroken, so it's...
Actually, the obverse inscription SHOULD be DIVVS AVGVSTVS STEP PATER, since Augustus was Tiberius' step-father.
No matter how many times I try, I can't get a good photo of this coin. The two-color patina makes the surface look all corroded when actually it's...
Mine's not as nice as yours. I got it from eBay a couple of years ago: [IMG] Antioch mint Billon Antoninianus Obv: IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG Rev:...
Pretty rough, I found it in a lot of uncleaned coins, but here it is: [IMG] Bronze Sestertius Rome mint, A.D. 50-54 Obv: AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI...
Perhaps the coin comes in 3 different sizes.
Both Xs and Chi-Rhos are common on LRBs.
Not to mention the present day "Prosperity Gospels." I don't see much difference between SACRA MONETA and IN GOD WE TRUST. It's the same...
Nice table. Granite?
Hey, hey, hey! It's not nice to make fun of other people's coins! Don't listen to them, Doug. I think you coin looks very [snicker] stylish.
Don't know if this is helpful or not, but my Constantine with the GENIO CAESARI reverse has one G while the GENIO AVGVSTI reverse has two: [IMG]...
Well that certainly saves me a lot of wasted time researching wild geese. Thanks, Victor. (BTW, I've been drooling over that SPES coin in your...
Here's links to a few more London mint coins from 310-313 with stars in the field: http://feltemp.com/24_Lon_153.html...
Reading up a bit on the life of Constantine the Great. One book mentioned a couple of instances where CtG arrived in a mint city and the coins...
Hey Victor, Is it safe to assume that the Chi-Rho in the standard is the give-away on this coin? Were all the GEs with Chi-Rhos minted after...
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