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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4185357, member: 98035"]Thanks all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I weighed the Elagabalus and it came in at 3.05g - based on the figures I'm seeing online, limes denarii from the period tend to average at a little over 2g, so I am inclined to say this is the real deal. At a minimum, I want to get the crud off the top of the altar on the reverse. A distilled water soak and light scrubbing shouldn't hurt anything, so I'll proceed with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the Claudius, I will proceed more carefully, but the dirt on the obverse seems relatively loose, and I think I can get it off if I go slowly and carefully. I'll post any progress I make.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4185357, member: 98035"]Thanks all! I weighed the Elagabalus and it came in at 3.05g - based on the figures I'm seeing online, limes denarii from the period tend to average at a little over 2g, so I am inclined to say this is the real deal. At a minimum, I want to get the crud off the top of the altar on the reverse. A distilled water soak and light scrubbing shouldn't hurt anything, so I'll proceed with that. For the Claudius, I will proceed more carefully, but the dirt on the obverse seems relatively loose, and I think I can get it off if I go slowly and carefully. I'll post any progress I make.[/QUOTE]
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