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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1581677, member: 21445&quot;]So I have wanted a Volusian for sometime &amp; after asking around I acquired this one extremely cheap. Only I had to do the cleaning. Asking other collectors most said it isnt a problem, just lemon juice and rubbing. So the coin arrives and the first thing I did was soak it in pure lemon juice . It didnt do much but discolor the green. I ended up using hot lemon juice next and that made the corrosion spot worse looking similar in photo two.</p><p><br /></p><p>After more soaking and using just a little CLR on a q-tip and rubbing the coin with it, it removed the green instantly and some of the corrosion, which turned out to be hard copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>Soaking the coin even more I then remembered I had a dental pick which I bought several years ago for cleaning ancients, never used it. So I start using it and it was removing more and more of the copper. I also used many toothpicks.</p><p><br /></p><p>After two days this seems to be the best I can get it, seen in photo three. I have gotten the majority of the copper off and whats left is a few in the hard to pick devices and of course some discoloring. It looks much worse in the photo but I use a 5x loupe over an iphone 4s to take pics. Under plain eye site and different like angles its much cleaner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also it&#039;s weight 4.13g when I got it, after cleaning its down to 4.04g</p><p><br /></p><p>So after this coin I am not sure I wanna tackle cleaning ancient silver again unless its a simple deposit or ugly toning which is easy to handle. This hard copper?,.......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I am happy</p><p><br /></p><p>Alot of work for a footnote emperor in roman history!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dealer Photo</b></p><p><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/29frtaq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Quick lemon juice soak and CLR q-tip wipe.</b></p><p><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/wpl3q.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>After 2 days of soaking and picking.</b></p><p><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/346kd43.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Volusian (251 - 253 A.D.)</p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p>O:IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>R: FELICITAS PVBL, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right, cornucopia in left.</p><p>Rome</p><p>23mm</p><p>4g</p><p>RIC IV (Gallus) 205; RSC 32.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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