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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 8269603, member: 15481&quot;]Hi everyone</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought a Nero pre-reform denarius for a quite low price. You can all see why.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459374[/ATTACH] </p><p>Auction pic:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459373[/ATTACH] </p><p>NERO (54-68). AR, Denarius. Rome.</p><p>Obv: [NERO] CAESAR AVG IMP.</p><p>Bare-headed bust of Nero, right.</p><p>Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P X COS IIII P P</p><p>Virtus in military dress; standing left, holding long spear and parazonium resting on knee.</p><p>RIC I (second edition), 41.</p><p>Condition: Fine.</p><p>Weight: 3.22 g.</p><p>Diameter: 18 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Do you guys think the coin looks legit? It’s 3.22 grams. Coparable samples are around 3.5, but this Naumann coin is also 3.22:</p><p><a href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=2383&amp;l=2629869" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=2383&amp;l=2629869" rel="nofollow">https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=2383&amp;l=2629869</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2. To me it looks like the pits are on the find patina. Would you remove it? In case how? The coin has had an acetone bath, and is currently in distilled water. How would you guys proceed?</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Do you find the coin too ugly to be collectible? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (I know at least two who don’t).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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