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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3013635, member: 56859&quot;]That&#039;s a remarkable before/after and a heck of a deal!&nbsp; I&#039;m surprised it cleaned up with only mechanical means.&nbsp; I thought that type of surface deposit would require chemical cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>This Amisos Perseus slaying Medusa bronze fits with the thrifty theme-- ~$50-60-- especially considering the &quot;after&quot; appearance and when looking at comparable coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before (looks like a 70s black light poster.&nbsp; Pretty cool, but I&#039;d rather see the coin&#039;s details):</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontosfreebird20may2014-jpg.332104/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pontosamisosafterconservation-jpg.332105/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p><b>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</b></p><p>AE29, 19.5 gm</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Athena right; gryphon on helmet</p><p>Rev: AMI-ΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa &amp; Medusa&#039;s head; Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, monograms flanking him</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 1166; Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137 (best guess)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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