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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 6267601, member: 77077&quot;]Looking at this Byzantine Follis attributed to Romanus III it struck me that its patina looks a lot like old, cracked leather.&nbsp; It has the exact color of aged and undyed leather than has been through a lot.&nbsp; It is a very attractive patina in hand and one I have not seen too often. The old, cracked leather affect is more noticeable in hand than this photo shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248096[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The idea for naming this patina type was inspired by [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER]&nbsp; &#039;s seminal thread on the Circulation Cameo or &quot;CircCam,&quot; which is a great name for a very particular type of attractive toning that can occur on silver coins, both modern and ancient:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/">What is a &quot;CircCam&quot;, you ask? Look and see! And post yours! | Coin Talk</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, some of the lord&#039;s photos have gone AWOL but there are many in the thread that illustrate his concept.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Cracked Leather Patina coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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