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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 2973223, member: 87186&quot;]I agree [USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] - And sometimes there is no way to get near to being able to identify a coin without sacrificing some of the patina. Several times I have happily found that under one patina is another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few of the coins that [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] sent to me to work on. I am not finished working on these. But i wanted to take a break from cleaning Roman coins and work on Greek coins. I feel I am starting from square one because the designs or devices are so different.</p><p><br /></p><p>VC #5</p><p>[ATTACH=full]729864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729865[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729866[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is what I believe is a Greek coin. It is not one of the coins I got from Victor. Of course I am nowhere near finished tidying up this coin but I can begin to see a right facing profile of a man in the far left side of what I believe is the obverse. There appears to be a legend running down the middle of that same side. All I can tell about the reverse so far is that there seems to be a triangular incuse in the center. I know I have seen coins with a similar obverse but I can’t locate the website or book where I saw them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729867[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I love cleaning coins. I do not care if I only have ordinary coins. I am not praying to find a coin worth a gazillion dollars in a bunch of crusties. If I could I would have a collection like TIF or Zumbly or Bing, for instance, but that is not possible for me. I thoroughly enjoy these while I fatten my eye looking at the upper end coins owned and shared by others here. I am glad there is room for all of us to enjoy ancient coins in our own way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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