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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient times, post: 20604710, member: 107246&quot;]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:</p><p>1rst coin blotchy patina on obverse and reverse, do not no how to clean it any better without ruining the patina</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Faustina II</p><p>&nbsp;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</p><p>[ATTACH]1541072[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1541073[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2nd coin&nbsp; detail fairly decent most of legend is readable</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Trajan</p><p>AE Dupondius. 25 mm</p><p>13.25 grams&nbsp; IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO&nbsp; AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P, radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / DACIA AVGVST,PROVINCIA&nbsp; / S C in exergue, Dacia seated left on rock, holding aquila; small children around holding grain and grapes respectively. RIC 623 var (bust type).</p><p>[ATTACH]1541074[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1541075[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3rd&nbsp; Nice coin but the flan is worn a way on the legend most</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Septimius Severus</p><p>&nbsp;Denarius. 196-197 AD. 18 mm 3.02 grams&nbsp; 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</p><p>[ATTACH]1541076[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1541077[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;4th The obverse has a little green debris and reverse is two toned</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Constantius II</p><p>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 ,&nbsp; 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</p><p>[ATTACH]1541078[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1541079[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5th coin This has nice details, but the dark spots is like a rust color, is this one silver plated?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Trajan</p><p>AR Denarius. 101-102 AD.2.92 grams 19 mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 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</p><p>[ATTACH]1541080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1541081[/ATTACH]</p><p>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[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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