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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Romanvs.Coinicvs, post: 7935730, member: 124974&quot;]Good morning,</p><p><br /></p><p>Two more questions about my coin, if I might… I am still learning…</p><p><br /></p><p>SMTS = Thessalonica.</p><p><br /></p><p>S (sacra) M (moneta) T (Thessalonica ??) (secunda??)</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the above breakdown correct for the SMTS code?</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, it was noted that my coin does not have the typical patina. I am curious about this, as I have another in my collection (not a GAL VAL) that is very well struck, shows no signs of chemical or mechanical cleaning, and has the same dull bronze appearance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know almost all surviving Roman coins are excavated, but are there non-excavated examples? For coins like this without a the typical patina, is it possible that they were buried but did not form the typical patina?</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe my Valeria above was likely cleaned (it is actually darker than the photos show), but the other coin of which I speak seems to show no signs of cleaning at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just curious.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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