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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3016092, member: 44357&quot;]I was wondering if anyone has encountered a pale green/gray wax on both sides of a coin before? My initial thought was museum mounting or some other display aid but that makes less sense when it appears on both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is on a recent purchase of mine, a cistophorus of Augustus with the wax on Augustus&#039; eyebrow, ear, and a bit on the high points of the sphinx body.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve wanted this type ever since I started collecting and I had a bid on this exact coin about four years ago but was ultimately outbid. It just came back up for auction and I bought it for half of what it sold for before, so I&#039;m not complaining.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has some obvious marks and imperfections but this type has notoriously poor preservation in general. Perhaps I&#039;ll be able to upgrade it at some point but I&#039;m very happy for the time being.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]748920[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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