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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 3079221, member: 88526&quot;]Patina looks fine to me.&nbsp; It&#039;s a nice looking coin. Not all coins were buried in soil which gives them a heavy patina.&nbsp; When they&#039;re found in jars or pots they tend to look like the above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]775079[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I love about these coins is that the same inscription can still be seen on the Pantheon</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another of mine with the same type of patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]775082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Augustus Æ 26</b></p><p>CAESAR</p><p>Bare head of Augustus right</p><p><br /></p><p>AVGVSTVS</p><p>in Laurel wreath</p><p><br /></p><p>Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch mint</p><p><br /></p><p>26mm, 13.6g.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>ex-Incitatus</p><p><br /></p><p>Wildwinds example</p><p>Scratches on both sides are not as pronounced in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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