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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4541942, member: 87404"]Great work! I enjoy doing some cleaning on coins that deserve it. Here's a few that I've done previously.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before</b>:</p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181120_073537326.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181120_073537326.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181120_073537326.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b>After</b>: </p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181121_232549851.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181121_232549851.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181121_232549851.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE As, Struck 65 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, Laureate head of Nero right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Victory alighting left, wings spread holding shield inscribed SPQR, S-C across field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC I 312, Sear 1976</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before</b> and <b>In-Progress</b>:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181224_223237517.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>After</b>:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181225_235551024.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Caligula (Gaius), AE As</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 37-38 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head of Caligula left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VESTA, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left, S-C across field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC I 38</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 11.7g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before</b> and <b>In-Progress</b>:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181224_222608049.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>After</b>:</p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181223_183110585.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181223_183110585.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181223_183110585.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Agrippa, AE As,</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck under Caligula 37-41 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa, left, wearing rostral crown.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him and over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left, S C across field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC I 58</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27.5mm, 8.3g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I've just cleaned a Bretti uncia that was covered thickly with green but showed signs of a nice coin beneath... I'll be sharing that in my own thread soon, but here's a preview of the <b>Before</b>:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200528_172733319.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4541942, member: 87404"]Great work! I enjoy doing some cleaning on coins that deserve it. Here's a few that I've done previously. [B]Before[/B]: [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181120_073537326.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181120_073537326.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [B]After[/B]: [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181121_232549851.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181121_232549851.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD AE As, Struck 65 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, Laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: Victory alighting left, wings spread holding shield inscribed SPQR, S-C across field. References: RIC I 312, Sear 1976[/SIZE] [B]Before[/B] and [B]In-Progress[/B]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181224_223237517.jpg?w=723[/IMG] [B]After[/B]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181225_235551024.jpg?w=723[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Caligula (Gaius), AE As Struck 37-38 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head of Caligula left. Reverse: VESTA, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left, S-C across field. References: RIC I 38 Size: 29mm, 11.7g[/SIZE] [B]Before[/B] and [B]In-Progress[/B]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181224_222608049.jpg?w=723[/IMG] [B]After[/B]: [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181223_183110585.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181223_183110585.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Agrippa, AE As, Struck under Caligula 37-41 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa, left, wearing rostral crown. Reverse: Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him and over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left, S C across field. References: RIC I 58 Size: 27.5mm, 8.3g[/SIZE] I've just cleaned a Bretti uncia that was covered thickly with green but showed signs of a nice coin beneath... I'll be sharing that in my own thread soon, but here's a preview of the [B]Before[/B]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200528_172733319.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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