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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3255224, member: 96864&quot;]Several weeks ago I had won 2 Roman silvers for less than 60 shipped, both unidentified but easy enough to ID. The Hadrian denarius was a gamble, as it was plagued with an ugly mottled black patina and the pictures weren&#039;t great, so I wasn&#039;t sure that there was a nice coin with good surfaces under the crud:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]855080[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]855081[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins arrived a few days ago, and I quickly set to work treating the Denarius using the electrochemical Aluminum foil and hot electrolyte solution method. After the liquid cooled, I would remove it, poke at it with a sharp bamboo skewer, then replace in reheated solution. After 4 or 5 repetitions, I was left with what I&#039;d consider an awesome denarius, and definitely better than my other Hadrians with its crisp, relatively high-relief portrait and interesting reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]855083[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]855084[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3.13g, 19mm Hadrian Denarius. 119-122 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder / P M TR P COS III, AETER-AVG across fields, Aeternitas standing front, head left, holding the heads of the sun and moon. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other is a 3.37g, 18mm Trajan Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 113-114. AYTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIAN CEB ΓEΡM, Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ΔHMAΡX EX IC (Not sure if it&#039;s the &quot;IC&quot; or &quot;IZ&quot; variety) YΠAT ς, Arabia standing left, holding branch and bundle of cinnamon sticks, camel to left. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m extremely happy with the Denarius, and can&#039;t wait for the next cheap ugly beast that I can turn into a beauty![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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