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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 7889213, member: 41219"]I'm in the process of better cataloguing the FF Ancient collection and as part of that am re-photographing each coin. I pulled this coin out yesterday and when I flipped it over I noticed a green powdery spot. I hit it with a toothpick and it all flaked off. This is what it looked like post toothpick.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reading through some posts, I should soak it in distilled water for a bit and then give it a scrub right? I don't want it to spread any further.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1361155[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla</p><p>Tetrassarion</p><p>Pautalia, Thrace</p><p>Obverse: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC, laureate bust right</p><p>Reverse: ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΑC, eagle with wings spread, holding wreath in its beak</p><p>17.29g/29.7mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin when I got it back in April of last year. Sans bronze disease.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img-6884-removebg-preview-png.1108421/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 7889213, member: 41219"]I'm in the process of better cataloguing the FF Ancient collection and as part of that am re-photographing each coin. I pulled this coin out yesterday and when I flipped it over I noticed a green powdery spot. I hit it with a toothpick and it all flaked off. This is what it looked like post toothpick. Reading through some posts, I should soak it in distilled water for a bit and then give it a scrub right? I don't want it to spread any further. [ATTACH=full]1361155[/ATTACH] Caracalla Tetrassarion Pautalia, Thrace Obverse: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC, laureate bust right Reverse: ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΑC, eagle with wings spread, holding wreath in its beak 17.29g/29.7mm Here is the coin when I got it back in April of last year. Sans bronze disease. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/img-6884-removebg-preview-png.1108421/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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