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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry G, post: 8156874, member: 105282&quot;]Hi all!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my first buy of the year. It is a rather scarce antoninianus of Maximianus, struck by Carausius, with PAX AVGGG reverse in pretty nice condition. These were struck by Carausius in the name of Maximianus in Carausius&#039; attempt to be recognized as the third emperor (along with Maximianus and Diocletian, who he also struck coins for)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423356[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it originally looked like this, with a sandy patina. Sorry for the poor photos; I forgot to take a photo of it before working on it, so have used the seller&#039;s photos that I&#039;ve badly cropped</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423357[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to remove the sand, I used a toothpick and some water. It was surprisingly easy to get it off the surface</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the patina is quite patchy, and has some pink/light brown spots. I don&#039;t think these are flakes of patina that I&#039;ve removed, as I didn&#039;t clean it aggressively, and made sure to be careful. The coin also has some hard deposits that were not visible with the sandy patina on. I&#039;ll see if I can shift any more of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll probably follow it up with ren wax when I&#039;m done.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I think the coin looks better now without the sand, as I can see more detail on the coin, but am curious to hear what some of you guys think.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the future, should I keep the sandy patina, or get rid of it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, make sure to share some of your sandy coins, or any others that might be relevant <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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