Hey Guys! Life has been so busy I haven't had much time to enjoy my coins. However, I found a few moments today and thought I'd try and get some help with identifying this coin. I'm no expert, but I believe it has active bronze disease. I am wondering if there is a simple solution - ie, something I can buy and dip it in? It looks like the coin is from the 1st or 2nd century. Confronting bust, and the bigger bust (maybe Augustus?). I believe on the 5 o clock to noon position it may read AVGVS CAESAR, but I could be wrong (usually the case). Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Agreed - better treat that ASAP! As for ID, perhaps Tiberius from Carthago Nova with presumptive heirs? He minted for both Germanicus & Drusus, and Germanicus' sons Nero & Drusus
It is important, but also easy, to treat a coin with bronze disease. Here is what I wrote in an earlier thread: Buy a gallon of DW [distilled water] from your local grocery. Brush off as much BD as you can from the afflicted coin. Use a toothpick or brass bristle brush to scrape around the affected area. Place it in a cup for 1 or 2 days, then take it out and dry it off with a rag. Replace the old DW in the cup with fresh DW and repeat this process. Do this repeatedly for 2-3 weeks. Then dry the coin off and set it unsealed somewhere where you will see it often. Check it every day or so to make sure the BD does not return. If, after 1-2 months, you do not see any more BD, your coin is cured, and you can treat it like you would any other ancient coin. If it does come back then you would need to repeat this regimen. I have treated many coins this way. About 10% of them had the BD return and required a second treatment. I've never had to treat a coin a third time.
Thank you so much Finn & gsimonel. I appreciate the attribution help & I do have some DW already from the store that I use to soak coins, so it's good to know I can use that here too. I will try and post pics of it later after treatment.
