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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1046992, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Green Patina</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I like them both doug. </p><p>Beautiful Hadrian coins as well Cucumbor.</p><p>Here is the only Roman bronze I have that has any sort of greenish patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------------------------------</p><p>Severus Alexander AE Sestertius - 19.88grams - 30mm diameter.</p><p>OBV.: IMP CAES M AUR SEV ALEXANDER AUG - Laureate and draped bust right. Seen from behind.</p><p>REV.: PONTIF MAX TRP II COS PP, S C - Providentia standing left, legs crossed, </p><p>leaning on column, holding wand over globe &amp; cornucopiae.</p><p>-------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Not the greatest condition either, but I like this bust style of Severus Alexander, and I like the coin itself in general.</p><blockquote><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>It was quite hard to get photos that show the actual coloration of the patina, I did some with flash, some without.... hopefully by looking at them all, you can get an idea of the color of the patina. All four photos are of the same coin here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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