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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7891735, member: 75937"]I'm happy for you, [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER], that you were able to acquire a Vespasian bronze for your collection. While we all like silver and gold, I also like bronze because I am attracted to the patinas they develop. Yours has a very pretty patina. </p><p><br /></p><p>My experience with Savoca's photography is the exposure they use when photographing darkly patinated bronze coins makes them looked washed out in their photos. You can always count on the coins to be darker and richer in color when you see them in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one arrived yesterday from Savoca. The reverse type of AVGVSTA S C/Ceres seated only appears on the middle bronze denomination and I snatched it up while I had the chance. Here's Savoca's photo, which makes it look like it has a toothpaste-blue patina:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1361796[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is much closer to what it really looks like:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1361797[/ATTACH] </p><p>It's a pleasing wine-bottle-green and glossy in hand. I'm happy with it. It was part of a massive series of coins produced AD 145-147 featuring the AVGVSTA reverse inscription and numerous deities and their attributes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7891735, member: 75937"]I'm happy for you, [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER], that you were able to acquire a Vespasian bronze for your collection. While we all like silver and gold, I also like bronze because I am attracted to the patinas they develop. Yours has a very pretty patina. My experience with Savoca's photography is the exposure they use when photographing darkly patinated bronze coins makes them looked washed out in their photos. You can always count on the coins to be darker and richer in color when you see them in hand. This one arrived yesterday from Savoca. The reverse type of AVGVSTA S C/Ceres seated only appears on the middle bronze denomination and I snatched it up while I had the chance. Here's Savoca's photo, which makes it look like it has a toothpaste-blue patina: [ATTACH=full]1361796[/ATTACH] This is much closer to what it really looks like: [ATTACH=full]1361797[/ATTACH] It's a pleasing wine-bottle-green and glossy in hand. I'm happy with it. It was part of a massive series of coins produced AD 145-147 featuring the AVGVSTA reverse inscription and numerous deities and their attributes.[/QUOTE]
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