No the light green is just the patina breaking down, besides the copper looking area the rest is fine. The Sodium Sesquicarbonate will eventually...
If you look at the original picture you can see a sort of purple area that is where I believe the BD was (hiding) until I treated it and now those...
No that green stuff is the patina flaking, if left longer would all be light green and the just a copper colour.
But I am pretty sure the BD has gone, so why more treatment?
I am posting this as it might be a help to any of you that have a similar problem, about January this year I received a coin from a vcoins dealer...
I've got one like yours, lots of corrosion but hey at least we got one.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Some very nice silver coins Bing, I can see why Caligula was expensive, outstanding coin.
I envy you TIF that is such a good range of Olympia coins, as my guess they are all scarce or just outright rare with many sharing same dies,...
This is my favorite Roman empress Faustina elder, looking very elegant veiled and draped, minted by Antoninus Pius after her death. Reverse shows...
Tiberius AE As Restitution As by Titus, Minted Rome 80-81 AD, 27mm, 11.1gm, RIC 432.[ATTACH]
Diocletian's contribution to Rome was great with his monetary reforms, building of the great baths and refurbishment of Curia Julia senate house....
I believe the reverse of this Tiberius coin has Livia sitting. AE As Rome, 15-16 AD, 10.4gm, RIC 34.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Unbelievable perfection.........
I bought a tribute penny because everyone else was......bah bah bah. Lugnunum mint, 3.54gm-18mm RIC 30.[ATTACH]
He was 17 when this coin was minted, quite a suave haircut. Providentia holding rod and sceptre, sear 7197, 3.4gm Rome 206 AD.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coin Magnus Maximus and good choice of thread to start, I especially like his haircuts as he progressed from junior to adulthood, it seems he...
Hey Eric, with your interest in Hadrian you might want to have a look at this web sight http://followinghadrian.com/ it is also on Facebook and...
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis. Caracalla with Julia Domna (117-217 AD)[ATTACH]Macrinus and Diadumenian, Thrace Marcianopolis 217-218 AD.[ATTACH]
Here's another Roman republican "horse" hiding in my coin album standing on a section of architecture called an aqueduct, commemorating the...
Yea I had a think about whether to buy it or not, but so many coins of interest at the moment, unfortunately you can't buy them all.
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