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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8185505, member: 110226&quot;]This is coin #3 of the three coin lot that I recently received.&nbsp; The other two coins are a Severina antoninianus and a Caligula AE As.&nbsp; This coin has nice centers, but also with pretty aggressive corrosion along the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin you see, an AE As of Domitian, Moneta reverse, has been in a distilled water bath for about two weeks now, and is under observation.&nbsp; Most of the loose, soft green corrosion has been removed, leaving a ragged edge.&nbsp; Actually it was pretty irregular when I started treating it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t want to use any alkali washing soda (sodium sesquicarbonate), since this chemical will attack the nice patina, as well as any lingering active corrosion, a&nbsp; &quot;nuclear option&quot; that is off the table for this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>With a little luck, perhaps this coin will stablize and not need any further intervention.</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian, 92-94 AD</p><p>AE As</p><p>Rome</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head right.</p><p>Reverse: Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopia.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC II, 408</p><p><br /></p><p>10.15 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431873[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The three coins cost me $90, so averaging that out, the per coin cost is around $30, so there isn&#039;t a whole lot of skin in this purchase for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do any other CTers have coins in treatment or recovery?&nbsp; What&#039;s the prognosis for your coin, doctor?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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