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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 175153, member: 4367&quot;]OK, here is one which has me baffled.&nbsp; I purchased it in a lot of uncleaned &#039;Roman Provincials&quot; from AACCOINS on of the best and most trusted ancient dealers on ebay there is.&nbsp; The coin had been in an olive oil bath for about a two months and when I took it out of the oil (which had that nasty green color which means it&#039;s working <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) and it had a light green patina all over with one side being obviously smooth, the other had a light black crust.&nbsp; It&#039;s a pretty heavy piece at 10.00 grams and 25mm.&nbsp; The obverse side (?) had the light crust I was able to partially remove most of it with a wooden chopstick and brass brush.&nbsp; As the crust gave way I began to notice a very bright silver/white colored metal underneath but no features, like letters, or a profile.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if this is just a tetradrachm which was wornout or an ancient planchet?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking</p><p>Ben</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; There is no peeling of the white metal or brass showing underneath or around the edges.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.jabpublish.com/silverslug.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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