Any collector has a favorite patina color?

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  1. ancient times

    ancient times Legatus Legionis

    I like most all colored patinas, but preferably I like brown to dark brown to black. I think the detail is much better on these colors, show your favorites,
    Galeria Valeria AE Follis 26 mm. 308-310 AD. GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed draped bust right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing with apple and raising drapery over shoulder, K in left field, Γ over P in right field, mintmark ALE. RIC VI Alexandria 110
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    the coin is actually dark brown, no matter how I took the picture it showed darken then what it is
     
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  3. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    I have an Antoninus Pius that is almost black in hand
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  4. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..i like black, brown green and in between....but my fav is iridescent IMG_0563.JPG IMG_0564.JPG :D
     
  5. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    I really like the look of a chocolate brown, to black.
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  6. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

  7. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    I love dark coins, or 'desert' patination. However, I've seen plenty of desert patinas that appear to be applied afterward to 'improve' the appeal of a rather ugly coin. One seller on Vcoins does it frequently.

    The original post is the coin I prefer most out of all the above. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  8. LukeGob

    LukeGob Well-Known Member

    I can't find a good example that comes out right when I take a picture of it, but my favorite (prob in the minority here) is when you get a nice deep forest-green with multicolored incrustations blooming little dots in the fields; blues, reds, turquoise & other greens. When it's not just coating & destroying the coin, just blooms of color here & there, that's my fav. Usually comes cheap, too, so...
     
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  9. The Meat man

    The Meat man Supporter! Supporter

    I love a good patina - For AE, green or blue is really nice, also anything from warm light-brown to almost black. Glossy is better. Golden is nice. For silver, iridescent is okay, but nothing beats "old cabinet" toning IMO.
    I generally don't like an earthen or "desert" patina mostly because while it may highlight some elements of a design it inevitably obscures some too. Also, I've seen at least one case where an artificially applied "desert" patina was used to hide tooling.
     
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  10. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    I like coins where the silvering has toned to a golden color

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  11. -monolith-

    -monolith- Supporter! Supporter

    My preference is "ORGINAL". Don't really care about color, it's the "character" of the coin and making sure it hasn't been artificially painted or patina.
     
  12. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    nobody posted blue...

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    Constantine I
    A.D. 316
    20x21mm 3.3g
    CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
    SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol rad., raising r. hand, globe in l.; stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, across fields T-F
    In ex. BTR
    RIC VII Trier 105

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    Diocletian
    A.D. 295-6
    28mm 7.8g
    IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right
    GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder & modius on head, with patera from which liquor flows
    In ex. KS
    RIC VI Cyzicus 12a
     
  13. Curtis

    Curtis Well-Known Member

    I'll go with the easy answer... Green:

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