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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2708265, member: 57495&quot;][ATTACH=full]610913[/ATTACH]<b>SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 2.88g, 17.4mm. Rome mint, AD 197-198. RIC IV 118. O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, laureate head right. R: PACI AETERNAE, Pax seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.</p><p>Notes: Ugly prior to light cleaning, now supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had the &#039;before&#039; pics to prove it, but trust me when I say it wasn&#039;t much to look at... darkly-toned, with a great deal obscuring green deposits. </p><p><br /></p><p>All I did was to dip it for a few minutes in a dilute lemon juice solution and then let it sit in a tub of distilled water for a week or two.&nbsp; What could go wrong?&nbsp; I was quite surprised to discover its new psychedelic look after I fished it out of its distilled water soak. </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I&#039;ll be going back to NOT trying to clean my coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Feel free to post your cleaning attempts gone wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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