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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3961723, member: 99456&quot;]I&#039;d certainly say: be careful what you put it on - here&#039;s an illustration.&nbsp; I decided to experiment with this coin - a little Ren Wax on a soft toothbrush.&nbsp; Something black and inky came right off with a few brushes and drying with a cloth.&nbsp; Some may see this as destruction of a nice sand patina - I was surprised by the amount of black gunk that came off in the wax- made me wonder if the patina had been added recently.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043506[/ATTACH]</p><p>here&#039;s a little more detail:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043514[/ATTACH]</p><p>I don&#039;t dislike the end result - but it leaves me with the general thought that I wouldn&#039;t experiment on a coin that I liked.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043512[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Maximianus Herculeus</b>, (AD 286-305), Antoninianus, Antioch.</p><p><b>Obv: </b> IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><b>Rev: </b>IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG / S, star above / XXI in exergue, Jupiter standing left, holding scepter and globe, facing Hercules standing right, holding Victory, club and lion’s skin.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> RIC V 622 date AD 285-295[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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