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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry G, post: 7949151, member: 105282&quot;]Ok, another small update.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been cleaning it with distilled water and a toothpick, and here are the results so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>It definitely looks like a Postumus antoninianus with bust left holding club now.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376952[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>After:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376951[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a thin layer of silvering on the coin, which was unexpected. A lot more detail on my (admittedly quite patchy) cleaning is showing now</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I have noticed some of the silvering wearing away; particularly on the obverse (e.g. the black spot in front of the eyes). There are also some patches - possibly bronze disease - on the reverse. I haven&#039;t yet determined if that&#039;s penetrated the silvering or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have also slightly scratched the surface of the coin, which isn&#039;t visible in the photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;ll leave the coin as is now, and seek professional help to clean it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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