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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25482872, member: 110226&quot;]That&#039;s a very attractive sestertius, with a nice strike and central detail.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If there is smoothing, it is very subtle.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any overt smoothing marks, based on the photos.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The color, based on the photos, looks like a uniform brown which may or may not be natural.&nbsp; Sometimes when an ancient bronze coin is cleaned, it is repatinated.&nbsp; It is also possible that the brown patina is the result of development over time following the cleaning, much the same way the older bronze pennies turn that color after years of circulation and exposure to air and other chemicals.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall that is a very nice example.&nbsp; What&#039;s its weight?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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