I would judge it to be a terrific find. Congratulations! Popping big silver out of the ground is a thrill, isn't it? As to cleaning... well......
Good question. I never really considered it. I take 'em as-is, with no cleaning. The only exception is with copper and bronze (non-ancient)...
Eastern Roman Empire: bronze Æ3 of Arcadius, ca. 395-408 AD; Antioch mint, Victory reverse [ATTACH] Obverse: diademed draped bust of Arcadius...
Roman Empire: bronze Æ3 of Constantine the Great, VOT XX in wreath, Siscia mint, ca. 306-337 AD [ATTACH] Obverse: diademed head of Constantine I...
I like the one with the rose. I gather that must be a coelacanth fish on the 2-meticais. Edit: yep. It must be a coelacanth.
Roman Empire: bronze Æ3 of Constantine II; Aquileia mint; VOT X in wreath; ca. 317-340 AD [IMG] Obverse: diademed head of Constantine II right....
That kind of toning would neither add nor detract value from the coin, in my opinion. It is neutral in terms of eye appeal. Of course that is...
Another sharp one. Full circle of beading on the obverse. Sol looks rather like he's about to try an unorthodox bowling maneuver. Or maybe the...
I love affordable Greek silver! Those look nice and aren't microscopic. (Though the teeny-tinies have their charm, too.) I particularly like...
It's complicated. Yes, there is indeed a gallery, but for a few reasons, it is not ideal for my purposes here, though it is a good feature. (I...
That's a really nice example. Quite handsome with the silvering. I suppose I should still have described mine as "billon", even though there's...
Roman Empire: bronze antoninianus of Aurelian (ca. 270-275 AD); Sol w/globe [IMG] Obverse: radiate, cuirassed bust of Aurelian left. Reverse: Sol...
Curb strips in Old Town! [MEDIA]
I'm sorry, what did you say? For that matter, was I just about to say? After seeing that last coin in the OP, I'm still a bit thunderstruck and...
I'm not sure if it's an "N" or a "Z" banker's mark that was on my old JC denarius. I like it as a Z, because [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
"Humble". LOL Have you compared your relatively high grade, certified denarius to the $10 sestertius I opened this thread with? ;)
Nicely done, comrade! ;) Your Russkie rouble is two points higher than mine. Very nice. The 1855 20K already captured my attention over on...
Wow, I've never seen that snake tripod before. Cool.
Roman Empire (Gallic Secessionist): bronze antoninianus of Victorinus, Cologne mint, ca. 270-271 AD [ATTACH] Obverse: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG,...
Saw that! Awesome.
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