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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7466468, member: 75143&quot;]Cleaning ancient coins is a topic that often comes up. How much is too much? Well, I&#039;ve personally ruined quite a few coins by overcleaning, but every now and again you see something that just blows your mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Roma, I won a lot of 10 provincials for a total of $125, or $12.50 each. That&#039;s a great price per unit so I wasn&#039;t expecting much. Glad I didn&#039;t expect too much, as some of those coins are roached.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Agrippa/Augustus Crocodile coin is a rather famous and desirable one. It features two heads, faced away rather than confronted, which is kinda interesting. On the reverse is a large depiction of a crocodile chained to a palm tree.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fun Crocodile Fact #1: according to <u>Bestiality and Zoophilia: Sexual Relations with Animals </u>edited by Andrea M Beetz and Anthony L Podbersceck:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>“Egyptians are reported to have mastered the art of sexual congress with the crocodile.&nbsp; This was accomplished by turning the creature onto its back, rendering it incapable of resisting penetration.&nbsp; This form of copulation was believed to bring prosperity and restore the potency of men.”</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Is this why the croc was chained up?</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Anyways, here&#039;s the coin</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>25mm, 12.6g</p><p>AE Dupondius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293314[/ATTACH] </p><p>Someone subjected this to so much abuse I feel I should report this case to PETA. I&#039;m guessing a combination of extreme chemicals, electrolysis, and general bad will towards animals leads to this result.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a real shame - the parts of the coin still in the original brassy color look fairly well detailed, but the rest of it is pink and awful.</p><p>The picture looks better than in-hand; it&#039;s&#039; a complete <i>travesty</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, hey, how else you gonna get a Croc Dup for $12.50?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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