Distilled water soaks are not very effective. You have to be in for the long haul and do lots of scrubbing. I have soaked coins for over a year...
The BD is still there
Yes, he asked for advice about an ancient coin and you were talking about modern coins. Wrong board...and I see you just followed up talking about...
It looks like Galerius with an obverse of IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG reverse of GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. I can't really make out the exergue; but...
The weight is a little low as these usually fall between 3.5- 4.5g; but that is not a problem. You often find underweight and overweight coins....
It's RIC V.2 Cyzicus 607
Yes, the mintmark is SM AN Γ -- sacred money from Antioch workshop gamma (3rd)
Here is a pic of an insert from a group of coins I bought that someone had in a soft flip that gives you an idea what will happen. [ATTACH]
If the flips are soft, they are not suitable for long term storage. If the coins feel sticky, wash them with some acetone; if they are not sticky,...
No, those are toast. They are almost worn completely smooth with very little detail.
London did not have altars with crosses; but altars with a cross inside a wreath [ATTACH] Your coin is from Ticinum [ATTACH] Constantine I...
I cleaned hundreds using this and mild detergent [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Valerian II A.D. 256- 258 AR Antoninianus 22mm 3.5g VALERIANVS CAES; Radiate and draped bust right. IOVI CRESCENTI; Infant Jupiter on...
Acetone will do nothing for this coin; it is only good for removing stuff like adhesives or PVC gunk. I would soak this in ammonia or citric...
It's not a great way to clean unless you are very careful. I have cleaned hundreds that way; but don't recommend it. My ultrasonic cleaner-- [ATTACH]
I looked at his site...junk coins. Notice he also sells some coins-- these are picked out of the uncleaned lots that he gets and then he sells the...
Those are not going to clean up much better than what they look like now. People that sell these have carefully looked them over and know they are...
Meshorer, Y. Nabataean Coins. Qedem 3. (Jerusalem, 1975). [ATTACH] That's my point about not mindlessly copying and pasting references you...
Though I am not familiar with the seller; they have many ridiculous fakes for sell. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] when in...
Here is a screen shot of how I typically format my flips with the last two being the info for your coin. You fold the flips so there is info on...
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