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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3228747, member: 19463"]Since you are interested in cleaning, let me mention that red encrustations like on the Maximianus are really hard to remove without leaving places a lot uglier than the red spots were. </p><p><br /></p><p>I heard a dentist on TV saying that it was better to let kids eat all their Halloween candy all at once as opposed to stretching out the period when they are giving teeth a sugar bath. Ancient coins, even those that come on Halloween, are not like candy in that regard. Spacing them out over days or weeks is a good plan. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 'Theta Thing' played one important role in numismatics. The coins we call Anonymous Pagans from Antioch include officina 9 with the Delta plus Epsilon work around. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]842624[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]842639[/ATTACH] </p><p>Years ago, they were attributed to Julian II 'the Apostate' as part of his war on Christianity. However, coins of Julian were later than the return to use of Theta so they were moved to the time of Maximinus II. Below is a Urbs Roma from the late 330's showing Antioch had returned to Theta.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]842627[/ATTACH] </p><p>This change occurred after the publication of RIC Vol. VI and before RIC Vol. VIII so the coins were included in neither book. Later books that are no more than ripoffs of RIC also omit the coins out of ignorance. The two volume set by David Vagi included them in 1999 giving that book a great number of positive credits in my opinion. There are still dealers that will try to convince you the things are rare because they are not in RIC. I am of the opinion that the Anonymous Pagan coins with this additive officina should sell for a premium but no one else feels that way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3228747, member: 19463"]Since you are interested in cleaning, let me mention that red encrustations like on the Maximianus are really hard to remove without leaving places a lot uglier than the red spots were. I heard a dentist on TV saying that it was better to let kids eat all their Halloween candy all at once as opposed to stretching out the period when they are giving teeth a sugar bath. Ancient coins, even those that come on Halloween, are not like candy in that regard. Spacing them out over days or weeks is a good plan. The 'Theta Thing' played one important role in numismatics. The coins we call Anonymous Pagans from Antioch include officina 9 with the Delta plus Epsilon work around. [ATTACH=full]842624[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]842639[/ATTACH] Years ago, they were attributed to Julian II 'the Apostate' as part of his war on Christianity. However, coins of Julian were later than the return to use of Theta so they were moved to the time of Maximinus II. Below is a Urbs Roma from the late 330's showing Antioch had returned to Theta. [ATTACH=full]842627[/ATTACH] This change occurred after the publication of RIC Vol. VI and before RIC Vol. VIII so the coins were included in neither book. Later books that are no more than ripoffs of RIC also omit the coins out of ignorance. The two volume set by David Vagi included them in 1999 giving that book a great number of positive credits in my opinion. There are still dealers that will try to convince you the things are rare because they are not in RIC. I am of the opinion that the Anonymous Pagan coins with this additive officina should sell for a premium but no one else feels that way.[/QUOTE]
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