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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Co1ns, post: 4758670, member: 87765&quot;]Well can&#039;t argue with any of that [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a slightly earlier laureate bust and votive wreath and also my first crack at cleaning with lye. Came out with skin and eyes in tact thanks to some tips from [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a truly horrible coin - the before photos really don&#039;t do it justice - it was very rough in the hand, anything mildly attractive you see here is pure photographic illusion:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160613[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160614[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After overnight soak in lye:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1160927[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine I the Great, Rome Mint, 321</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Head of Constantine I, laureate, right</p><p>Reverse: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG; VOT/•/XX within a laurel wreath; RP in ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: RIC VII Rome 232, 237</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure whether the marks left around his jawline/eye socket are from too long in the solution or not quite long enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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