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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3380107, member: 19463&quot;]I liked this Nero dupondius a lot more before I tried to capture it on a photo.&nbsp; I learned a lot about being green from this coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897513[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins with an overall, even red patina are hard to find but this Antonia dupondius contrasts nicely with the orichalcum where the red has worn off.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897514[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Blue is another hard color.&nbsp; This Commodus 2 assaria of Dionysopolis is as blue as any coin I have.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897515[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Glossy black is also a hard one to capture accurately in a photo.&nbsp; This is Magnentius AE2.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897519[/ATTACH] </p><p>I really don&#039;t consider the &#039;sand patina&#039; to be a real patina but, like the &#039;Tiber patina&#039; below it, I really don&#039;t have a better name to offer.&nbsp; Crispus AE3 of Rome:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897518[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nero dupondius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897521[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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