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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3790329, member: 96898"]This depends on what you mean by "red."</p><p><br /></p><p>1. If you are asking for a red patina, yes, these exist but are less common than, for example, a green, brown, or blackish mineral patina. I personally have none to show, but I know that other forum members do.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. If you are referring to the color of blank copper, about every Roman copper coin will look "red" when completely stripped of its patina, e.g. by electrolysis. Such extreme cleaning may in single cases be appropriate or even necessary but is generally not recommendable. The patina constitutes part of the coin and is usually more attractive than what hides below it. Here is a "red" Roman coin that has been stripped of its patina:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012493[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Licinius II, Roman Empire, AE3, 317–320 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa, globe, and sceptre. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, captive at feet left, delta in right field. 18mm, 2.82g. Ref: RIC VII, 29 delta.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>3. If you mean coins that have never experienced any surface oxidation or similar process, the answer is probably no. Every ancient base metal coin will have undergone some chemical reaction altering the appeareance of its surface. There are of course bronze and copper coins without a mineral patina. Sometimes they have been expertly cleaned, sometimes they were burried in conditions that did prevent the formation of a thick mineral layer covering their surface. Yet, even these coins normally have significantly darkened surfaces sometimes referred to as "Tiber patina." Below is an example.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012494[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, As (uncial standard), 169–158 BC, moneyer: C. Cluvius Saxula, Rome mint. Obv: head of Janus, I above. Rev: prow right, C·SAX (ligated) above, ROMA below. 35 mm, 25.98 g. Ref: RRC 173/1.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3790329, member: 96898"]This depends on what you mean by "red." 1. If you are asking for a red patina, yes, these exist but are less common than, for example, a green, brown, or blackish mineral patina. I personally have none to show, but I know that other forum members do. 2. If you are referring to the color of blank copper, about every Roman copper coin will look "red" when completely stripped of its patina, e.g. by electrolysis. Such extreme cleaning may in single cases be appropriate or even necessary but is generally not recommendable. The patina constitutes part of the coin and is usually more attractive than what hides below it. Here is a "red" Roman coin that has been stripped of its patina: [ATTACH=full]1012493[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Licinius II, Roman Empire, AE3, 317–320 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa, globe, and sceptre. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, captive at feet left, delta in right field. 18mm, 2.82g. Ref: RIC VII, 29 delta.[/SIZE] 3. If you mean coins that have never experienced any surface oxidation or similar process, the answer is probably no. Every ancient base metal coin will have undergone some chemical reaction altering the appeareance of its surface. There are of course bronze and copper coins without a mineral patina. Sometimes they have been expertly cleaned, sometimes they were burried in conditions that did prevent the formation of a thick mineral layer covering their surface. Yet, even these coins normally have significantly darkened surfaces sometimes referred to as "Tiber patina." Below is an example. [ATTACH=full]1012494[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, As (uncial standard), 169–158 BC, moneyer: C. Cluvius Saxula, Rome mint. Obv: head of Janus, I above. Rev: prow right, C·SAX (ligated) above, ROMA below. 35 mm, 25.98 g. Ref: RRC 173/1.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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