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<p>[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 3790625, member: 93146"][ATTACH=full]1012636[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aes grave semis, Roman Republic, c 275 - 270 BC (55mm, 161.24g). obv: Pegasus flying right, S underneath (mark of value), rev: Pegasus flying left, S underneath (mark of value). Cr 18/2, Syd 16, BMC Italy 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hello! I'm writing to ask for a bit of help with two sets of questions, one about cleaning and the other about provenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>First about cleaning</p><p><br /></p><p>When I purchased the semis (top photo) it had a covering of verdigris. I wanted to remove as much as possible without causing damage. The picture below is after I’ve tried a number of techniques such as ultrasonic cleaning, light brushing after soaking in acetone and verdicare. The remaining verdigris is solid. Short of cutting it out and probably damaging the coin, I cannot figure out how to remove the rest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’d appreciate hearing from the group as to what else – if anything – you’d suggest. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012638[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second question is about provenance. I purchased the coin from Naumann’s auction 80 earlier this year as lot 496. It came with a modern tag (photo above) which I translate as</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Lubich collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Purchased from Swiss Creditanstalt in 1985 for 1 000 DM</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the writing underneath means this coin might have been lot 11 in list D19</p><p><br /></p><p>Please help</p><p><br /></p><p>a) Assuming the above interpretation is correct, is anyone aware of any resource where I can confirm the ticket?</p><p><br /></p><p>b) Does anyone know where I can find out anything more about Lubich or this coin? The most I can gather is that Lubich purchased from mostly German dealers from the 80s to about 2000</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for your consideration.</p><p><br /></p><p>D[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 3790625, member: 93146"][ATTACH=full]1012636[/ATTACH] Aes grave semis, Roman Republic, c 275 - 270 BC (55mm, 161.24g). obv: Pegasus flying right, S underneath (mark of value), rev: Pegasus flying left, S underneath (mark of value). Cr 18/2, Syd 16, BMC Italy 7. Hello! I'm writing to ask for a bit of help with two sets of questions, one about cleaning and the other about provenance. First about cleaning When I purchased the semis (top photo) it had a covering of verdigris. I wanted to remove as much as possible without causing damage. The picture below is after I’ve tried a number of techniques such as ultrasonic cleaning, light brushing after soaking in acetone and verdicare. The remaining verdigris is solid. Short of cutting it out and probably damaging the coin, I cannot figure out how to remove the rest. I’d appreciate hearing from the group as to what else – if anything – you’d suggest. [ATTACH=full]1012638[/ATTACH] The second question is about provenance. I purchased the coin from Naumann’s auction 80 earlier this year as lot 496. It came with a modern tag (photo above) which I translate as Ex Lubich collection Purchased from Swiss Creditanstalt in 1985 for 1 000 DM I think the writing underneath means this coin might have been lot 11 in list D19 Please help a) Assuming the above interpretation is correct, is anyone aware of any resource where I can confirm the ticket? b) Does anyone know where I can find out anything more about Lubich or this coin? The most I can gather is that Lubich purchased from mostly German dealers from the 80s to about 2000 Many thanks for your consideration. D[/QUOTE]
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