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<p>[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3226151, member: 96864"]Nice coin, thanks for sharing! And I don't plan on cooking this piece with aluminum foil or anything drastic, just the mechanical removal of the last bits of crusty sulfide. I lifted the date attribution from a Savoca auction of a drachm of ΞΕΝΟΦΑΝΤΟΣ, but have no references or personal knowledge to back it up so will defer to your judgement, thank you for the correction.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, and I agree that the photographs are bad, I am a detestable noob regarding photography and it shows quite clearly with this camera. The background was a white notecard, so your photoshopping is wonderful and the corrected images of the drachm are quite faithful to the generally dark patina of the coin in-hand. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What a cool coin! Thanks for sharing your Rhodians, a large charming bronze is definitely on the list, along with a didrachm with aesthetic appeal like your own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3226151, member: 96864"]Nice coin, thanks for sharing! And I don't plan on cooking this piece with aluminum foil or anything drastic, just the mechanical removal of the last bits of crusty sulfide. I lifted the date attribution from a Savoca auction of a drachm of ΞΕΝΟΦΑΝΤΟΣ, but have no references or personal knowledge to back it up so will defer to your judgement, thank you for the correction. Thank you, and I agree that the photographs are bad, I am a detestable noob regarding photography and it shows quite clearly with this camera. The background was a white notecard, so your photoshopping is wonderful and the corrected images of the drachm are quite faithful to the generally dark patina of the coin in-hand. Thanks! What a cool coin! Thanks for sharing your Rhodians, a large charming bronze is definitely on the list, along with a didrachm with aesthetic appeal like your own.[/QUOTE]
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