semi and uncleaned coins

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    ancient times Legatus Legionis

    last year I purchase some premium and true premium coins from Noble Roman coins and tuned out decent. So this year I purchased 5 diggers choice and 20 premium coins, right now I am going to show the 5 diggers choice and in a few weeks the true premium:
    1rst coin blotchy patina on obverse and reverse, do not no how to clean it any better without ruining the patina
    Faustina II
    AE sestertius. Rome. 33 mm 24.25 g. Struck under Ant. Pius. AD 147-161. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing stephane. / LAETITIAE PVBLICAE, Laetitia standing front, looking left, holding wreath and sceptre. S-C across fields. RIC 1378
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    2nd coin detail fairly decent most of legend is readable
    Trajan
    AE Dupondius. 25 mm
    13.25 grams IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P, radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / DACIA AVGVST,PROVINCIA / S C in exergue, Dacia seated left on rock, holding aquila; small children around holding grain and grapes respectively. RIC 623 var (bust type).
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    3rd Nice coin but the flan is worn a way on the legend most
    Septimius Severus
    Denarius. 196-197 AD. 18 mm 3.02 grams L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / ARAB ADI-AB COS II P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, trophy in left. RSC 51
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    4th The obverse has a little green debris and reverse is two toned
    Constantius II
    AE follis, Siscia. 24mm, 4.39 g. DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, A behind head. / FE L TEMP- REPARATIO , Emperor in military dress standing on galley moving left, holding Victory on globe and standard with chi-rho on banner. Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship. III in left field, star in upper right field. Mintmark GSIS. RIC VIII Siscia 327
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    5th coin This has nice details, but the dark spots is like a rust color, is this one silver plated?
    Trajan
    AR Denarius. 101-102 AD.2.92 grams 19 mm IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TRP COS IIII P P, Abundantia seated left, holding sceptre, on chair with crossed cornucopiae as arms, fold of drapery over lap. RIC 54
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    Know any ways to improve cleaning let me Know? for $65.00 i thought it tuned out to be a fair price, Thanks for looking
     
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