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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7691441, member: 82549"]Typical LRB from an uncleaned batch. Not particularly valuable, but definitely genuine and historical. Better than most of the coins one finds in uncleaned batches nowadays. Rough surfaces, but good details. Really, this is a great way to get involved with ancient coins. You can start putting together a collection inexpensively, and you learn a lot. (It's how I got started.)</p><p><br /></p><p>You did a good job cleaning this up. I don't see any signs of harsh treatment or over-cleaning. Also, I believe that you have identified it correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, when I ID a coin of an emperor that was minted while he was still caesar, I usually point this out explicitly because I'm so anal. I list the dates that he was emperor and then list the date(s) that the coin was minted, like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>AE3 of Constantius II (A.D, 337-361), as Caesar.</p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 334-335.</p><p>etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7691441, member: 82549"]Typical LRB from an uncleaned batch. Not particularly valuable, but definitely genuine and historical. Better than most of the coins one finds in uncleaned batches nowadays. Rough surfaces, but good details. Really, this is a great way to get involved with ancient coins. You can start putting together a collection inexpensively, and you learn a lot. (It's how I got started.) You did a good job cleaning this up. I don't see any signs of harsh treatment or over-cleaning. Also, I believe that you have identified it correctly. FYI, when I ID a coin of an emperor that was minted while he was still caesar, I usually point this out explicitly because I'm so anal. I list the dates that he was emperor and then list the date(s) that the coin was minted, like this: AE3 of Constantius II (A.D, 337-361), as Caesar. Siscia mint, A.D. 334-335. etc.[/QUOTE]
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