Post Your coin with a great Patina.

This is such a beautiful portrait and coin, everything about it is just perfection!

 

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Here are a few:

Faustina sestertius - RIC 1105.



Macrinus & Diadumenian (I saw them above too!) of Markianopolis. This needs a new photo', it's really a lovely dark green.


I've posted this before - as of Nero, RIC 220, but at least it's a new photo'.



And this pair - Augustus denarius - RIC 199


And this babe - Ceres on a Cr. 427/1 denarius of C. Memmius.



Hopefully the pics are visible

ATB,
Aidan.

 

Love the two tone patina on this one

 

Maybe @David Atherton or @Orfew would like this one!

Domitian, 81-96. as. 28-27 mm. 9.56 grams.
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER AVG
FORTVNAE AVGVSTI
Sear I 2805. RIC II.1 544.

Lovely red patina.

 

I certainly wouldn't turn it away! Lovely indeed.

 

This is more silvering than patina, but I like it when a coin has some good silver that has worn off the high points showing some sexy green patina underneath!

 

A recent pickup with attractive patina and wear ...

 

Nice Licinius..sharp..

 

My latest..Nicomedia RIC 195..URBS Roma.

 

Awesome new coin!

This one was just delivered today. It's got a really colorful reverse... Like a sunset.

 

This one has a bl;ack patina and hard to photograph:

SEVERUS II
Quarter Follis
OBVERSE: SEVERVS NOB C, laureate head right
REVERSE: GGENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, with chlamys over l. shoulder, patera & cornucopiae; SIS in ex.
Struck at Siscia 305-6 AD
2.3g, 20mm
RIC VI Siscia 171a

 

sandy green Islands off Cilicia, Elaioussa Sebaste
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus right
Rev: EΛAIOVΣIΩN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath, monograms in left field

 

Love it!!

 

Here's one with a multi-hued patina:
Julia Domna; wife of Septimius Severus; Æ Sestertius. (32mm; 19.33 gm; 1h). Rome mint, 211-217 AD. Obv: Her bust, r. Rev: MAT AVGG MAT SEN M PATR: "Mother of the two Augusti, Mother of the Senate, Mother of the Fatherland;" in ex: SC. Julia Domna seated l. holding branch and scepter. RIC 588.

 

Late to the party. Cool thread.

 

When I go this coin it reminded me of this thread, The coin is a half tetarteron of Andronicus I, it is the small 12mm die but with this beautiful color. Since it came out of an old collection I purchased I am certain the patina is natural, it actually has a lot of detail that the patina hinders seeing.