SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon, 344-317 BC. Æ18mm 6g Apollo Pegasos

This guy just arrived today and I love it. wondering what the best route to clean something like this would be?

 

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I would leave it as is.

Could be this one:
Syracuse, Sicily ca. 317 – 305 BC, struck under Agathokles
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/syracuse/timoleon/Mionnet_624.jpg

 

Looks identical! crazy..

 

I don't think I would try cleaning that coin. If that red stuff is part of the patina then removing it could severely damage the coin's details. But I could be wrong.

On my version they're facing the other way.

SICILY, SYRACUSE
Time of Timoleon and the Third Democracy, 337-317 BC
AE (15.09mm, 3.00g, 8h)
Struck 336-317 BC
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right
Reverse: ΣΥΡΑ, Pegasus flying right
SNG Munich 1185​

 

That's a beautiful piece. I'm curious how do you photograph your coins? and I cant tell if the red stuff is clay or bronze dieses perhaps?

 

The red deposits are part of the coins patina and will not come off easily. Trying to remove it will only damage the coin. I have several coins with similar deposits but I just left them alone.

 

Thanks! I use a tripod-mounted Nikon D3200, standard lens with extension tubes, and a couple desk lamps with daylight-spectrum bulbs. The background and shadows are done using GIMP.

 

I like the title of this thread

 

Very good guess

 

Thanks. So OP does have the other one

 

Interesting