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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7843253, member: 110226&quot;]As noted with other coins in this thread, sometimes conditions for a bronze coin are just right to create uniform, hard patinas over varying shades of green, sometimes with blue tints.&nbsp; If perfectly uniform and smooth, and the strike is well centered, the appearance of the coin can virtually resemble a medallion carved in green jasper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some fine examples have been posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I&#039;d add this new arrival, a sestertius of Faustina II, 161 AD, RIC 1665.</p><p><br /></p><p>20.98 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1349673[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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