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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3120859, member: 85693&quot;]Interesting examples of patina (or not).&nbsp; I recently obtained a sestertius of Antoninus Pius that had been painted blue - initially making me think it was an exotic patina.&nbsp; The blue was paint.&nbsp; Underneath, most of the original brown patina had been stripped away (not by me).&nbsp; Looking on the bright (and shiny) side, this does give a good idea of what Roman brass looked like originally.&nbsp; Here are before and after photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]794061[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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