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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 2223584, member: 44154&quot;][ATTACH=full]436033[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This lot just safely arrived yesterday after a almost two month wait. The package went through customs and finally here. This assortment of coins was found in various areas around Negotin, Serbia but is not a hoard. There are 35 coins and one strange square object, I don&#039;t know what it is yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some interesting coins in this lot. Many of them will not turn out well, more than a few will make F grade, perhaps. There are a lot of AE4 late Roman coins here and a few AE3s and a AE2 fallen horseman. A few Roman Provincials as well as the largest coin being a provincial from Viminacium, Moesia Superior, more than likely Gordian III. Unfortunately I don&#039;t think it&#039;s going to turn out well. A few Gallienus coins are also there. Last but not least a medieval coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started cleaning some of the coins yesterday night when I got home. What I done with some of them was to hold the coins under hot running tap water, then using some Dawn dish soap and scrubbing the coins with a toothbrush. Dry them thoroughly and I placed them in a old sauce pan and boiled them in distilled water for several hours. Several times I pulled a few coins out to swipe them with a cotton swab. You might be surprised how much dirt comes off but it doesn&#039;t completely clean the coin. So, I set them up for a long term soak for about a month. Changing the water every 1-3 days. This is just the beginning stage of cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436034[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius Gallus, AE2, Thessalonica, 351-354 AD, 6.4g, 22mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: DN CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES, Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman who is sitting on ground, arm(s) up, wearing Phrygian helmet. Left field: gamma, right field: star. Mintmark: star-TS epsilon-star.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 177</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is showing a lot of promise after the boiling stage and soaking for a entire day in distilled water. It&#039;s going into my collection since I don&#039;t have a fallen horseman from Thessalonica nor the sitting soldier.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436035[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Roman Provincial coin before I have done anything to it at all. It&#039;s soaking right now. There is a hard layer of mud or clay on the reverse that is difficult to remove but it needs a lot of soaking. I&#039;m not sure what ruler this coin is yet but it might be Gordian III. It is said that Gordian III has the largest selection of Roman Provincial types. I may know what the reverse type is later on. If someone knows what coin this is, I&#039;d appreciate it. I think I&#039;ll have a better chance of attributing the coin after it is cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this lot is going to be fun and even if they were not found in the same place they are fairly representative of the coins used in this area although there are a few like this Arcadius AE4 3 emperor reverse(soaking) from Alexandria that is outside the area because any coin can be found anywhere in ancient Europe or any place that has access to these coins back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am definitely happy with this lot so far.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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