[ancients] Marcus Aurelius sest-- remove the gunk or not?

Bought this not long ago, debating whether to try carefully prying the red concretion from the obverse. What do you think, try it or leave it?

(seller's pic)



DIVUS MARCUS AURELIUS
struck under Commodus
Sestertius
Rome mint
27 mm, 22.8 gm
Obv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, bare head right
Rev: CONSECRATION / S-C, eagle with spread wings on globe, facing, head left
Ref: RIC 654 (Commodus) seller's attribution; I'm not sure, may be RIC 656?

 

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Leave it. It may look worse once removed. It's a nice coin as is.

 

It doesn't bother me in the least, but then, you've seen the crap I collect, lol.

 

I wouldnt have bought the coin at all cause of it. I would leave it though as mentioned by JW. Never know whats under it. Could open it to bronze disease.

 

spots like that bug me, but as other have said...when i try to do something about them, seems like is makes things worse more often than not. its still a nice looking coin!

 

I don't mind the concretion much but it is very tempting to pry at it.

It's still a lovely coin, not common, and the presence of the spot likely allowed me to get it for a better price.

Speaking of rarity, is there an online resource for looking up RIC rarity ratings?

 

I could live with the spot, a nice looking coin!

 

Hi TIF => yes, it's called "You can always ask stevex6 (he bought the book)"

 

Oh, and I would definitely leave the crusty alone ... I love ancient boogers (they're character builders!!)

 

Oh you like boogers huh? Well have I got one for you!!


Die chip attached to nose!


Maximinus II Daia (309 - 313 A.D.)
Silvered follis
O: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAESAR; Laureate head right.
R:GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right hand holding patera from which liquord flows; left a cornucopia., A in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue.
Serdica mint
28mm
10.7g
RIC VI 13b RCV 3754v (obverse inscription)

 

That's awesome!!

... drip, drip, drip ...


=> oh, and that's a beautiful coin by the way!!

 

Alrighty then, would you look this one up for me? Thx, coinbro!

 

Looks a bit like a nose ring. Apparently they are stylish now. Ol' Daia was just fashion-forward. Here's his descendant:



(ew ew ew!)

 

So this is a booger thread now? Remember that scene from Ghostbusters when Venkman gets slimed?

 

Oh great. Guess what ear worm I have now. Thanks a lot, John.

 

Who ya gonna call?

 

Sorry TIF, I tried ... *sigh*

=> Epic Fail => sorry, I'm not savvy enough to find a coin Divus Marcus Aurelius, struck under Commodus, with Antoninus Pius on the reverse!!

brutal ... start me with somethun' easy!!

 

Hey Tif, regardless => ERIC-II only gives an overall generic rarity-rating for a particular ruler ... not on an individual coin rarity-rating ...

=> yup, for that, you'd have to buy my idol's books (Emperor David Sear)

 

I really should buy some books. Hate to bother with the RIC books though since I don't have many Romans and don't plan to start buying bunches of them.

Or worse, I'll buy the books and then start buying more Imperials.
Just one more. Oh, I don't have that one. Well if I'm going to get one of those I should get the series. Well if I'm going to get that series I should also get the rest of the Flavians...