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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2600683, member: 10461"]And then you have my spinoff term, applied to ancient bronze with "sandy", "earthen" or "desert" patina, that have a similar contrasting look between the fields and design devices (this usually as a result of the cleaning and conservation process after the coins were excavated). I affectionately refer to these as <b>"DirtCams"</b>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Seleucid AE18 of Antiochus IX, featuring Eros and Nike. I am about to buy it from a forum member.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]567633[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have had a lot of "DirtCams". I think I'll start a separate thread about them over on the Ancients board.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Old%202007-2008%20Roman%20collection/RS084-Diocletian.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2600683, member: 10461"]And then you have my spinoff term, applied to ancient bronze with "sandy", "earthen" or "desert" patina, that have a similar contrasting look between the fields and design devices (this usually as a result of the cleaning and conservation process after the coins were excavated). I affectionately refer to these as [B]"DirtCams"[/B]. :) Here is a Seleucid AE18 of Antiochus IX, featuring Eros and Nike. I am about to buy it from a forum member. [ATTACH=full]567633[/ATTACH] I have had a lot of "DirtCams". I think I'll start a separate thread about them over on the Ancients board. [IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Old%202007-2008%20Roman%20collection/RS084-Diocletian.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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