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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2298272, member: 56859&quot;]I think it has more to do with the particular copper alloys used in those northern Black sea cities. The fabric itself seems to resist corrosion better than many contemporary bronze alloys.&nbsp; Perhaps a Pontos AE (may not really be &quot;AE&quot;; high copper) subjected to the same cleaning regimen as a, say, Tracian bronze produces an &quot;overcleaned&quot; look on the Pontos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add this article about northern Black Sea coin metal:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pontos.dk/publications/books/bss-9-files/bss-9-14-smekalova" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pontos.dk/publications/books/bss-9-files/bss-9-14-smekalova" rel="nofollow">http://www.pontos.dk/publications/books/bss-9-files/bss-9-14-smekalova</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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