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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4771503, member: 96898"]Nice coins of a not-so-nice Caesar, everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>Especially [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] 's example is truly extraordinary. I had secretly hoped that someone might be able to show a Gallus that breaks with the usual "no diadem and a soldier spearing a barbarian on the back"-pattern, and this definitely happened!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, I'm glad I could get it, and since I very much appreciate your taste in coins, I also consider this a compliment!</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the silvering is concerned, I'm not planing on removing the ligght encrustations. First of all because I kind of like the "natural patina" look of it, and secondly because I'm not very good at cleaning coins – my previous cleaning attempts often had rather mixed results, and I don't want to ruin this one. Therefore, buffing it up will remain a task for the next collector who'll own it (i.e. in the hopefully distant future).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4771503, member: 96898"]Nice coins of a not-so-nice Caesar, everyone! Especially [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] 's example is truly extraordinary. I had secretly hoped that someone might be able to show a Gallus that breaks with the usual "no diadem and a soldier spearing a barbarian on the back"-pattern, and this definitely happened! In this case, I'm glad I could get it, and since I very much appreciate your taste in coins, I also consider this a compliment! As far as the silvering is concerned, I'm not planing on removing the ligght encrustations. First of all because I kind of like the "natural patina" look of it, and secondly because I'm not very good at cleaning coins – my previous cleaning attempts often had rather mixed results, and I don't want to ruin this one. Therefore, buffing it up will remain a task for the next collector who'll own it (i.e. in the hopefully distant future).[/QUOTE]
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