galba68

Here are some coins from today and a coin I found yesterday...It's either an ae as or a dupondius, 14.7o grams, but I can't tell which one it is...M.Aurelius, Commodus, Macrinus?

9 minutes ago, Arcane76 said:

Wow! Amazing job! Do you use chemicals mostly or tools? Or is it a combination? 

http://www.romanorum.com/docs/A Method for cleaning ancient coins. Romanorum.com.pdf

Probus antoninian and M.A as...

3 hours ago, Furryfrog02 said:

If I'm not mistaken, that Ecu is a bit far from home?

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Pannonia region witnessed fierce battles between Austria and the Ottoman Empire..On both sides there were many mercenaries from all sides, especially in the Austrian army..In this region you can find coins from France, England, Italy , the Netherlands, Germany, etc.. For example, I found ducats from Venice, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands ...

Louis XIV, 1622, 1/12 Ecu and gilded bronze nail, 4 cm..

Part of my Hacksilver collection, 260 gr/9.17 ounces....

Dupondius/as, 15 gr..

As, 1o grams..

Today MD finds, collection of 120 Roman nails and Ae rudes...

Written in the Old Slavic language- Holy Mother of God, save us-, in silver frame, 5 cm/ 1.9o inches, probably the beginning of the 19th century..

Probus antoninian, 4.2o gr, mint ?...

Albert Hohenzollem, Grosch, 1541, 1.9o gr...

Bronze stylus, 10 cm/ 3.9 inches..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylus

Although the motifs on these bricks are not my main interest when it comes to collecting this type of Roman artifacts, I could not miss the opportunity to buy these two bricks from an old collection..

LEGIO VII CLAUDIA, 40x28 cm/15.7x11 in, and 11.7 kg/26 pounds

The motif on the second brick is 6 petal rosette...A symbol of Venus?..35x27cm/13.7x10 inches, 7.7 kg/ 17 pounds..

16 hours ago, Furryfrog02 said:

Those are so cool!
That denarius though.....Nike looks great!
What does the obverse look like?

Crossbow fibula, Republican denarius, M. Lucilius Rufus and unknow bronze artefact...

3 hours ago, ambr0zie said:

Check with @galba68. The before and after photos show a dramatic change and a perfect cleaning. From what I understand, he is a metal detectorist so his coins are initially in much worse shape.

Perhaps our colleague will have tips and tricks or perhaps even clean them himself. Disclaimer - I don't know our colleague in person and we never discussed privately but his results are impressive. 

Thanks guys for mentioning me about coin cleaning...The best and closest method that my friend uses is following-

http://www.romanorum.com/docs/A Method for cleaning ancient coins. Romanorum.com.pdf

The only thing he mentioned to me is that he never soaking bronze coins in distilled water, it does not help in removing problematic parts and only softens the patina..

Thejewk, only practice and practice, at first with the cheap ones, of course,   and if you are good at cleaning ancient coins, in the UK you can earn decent money

I know its not classy, but its not bad for a collection..

Who is the Sultan? Weight is 0.7o gr...

On 10/26/2023 at 4:01 AM, JeandAcre said:

Terrific combination --right, as usual, @galba68.  Did you find the drachm and denarius in the same spot as the LRBs?  That would make me sit up in my chair!  It might not set a record for longevity of circulation, but it would be up there....

Hi JA, I found drachm and denarius in different places..I searched that day on several fields...

I found the Germanic/Migration partially gilded silver fibula again, but it was cut again...Part of hacksilver?..But Roman bronze buckle with the most beautiful blue patina I have seen so far, steal the show..And Faustina Junior sestertius...

Follis, Celtic drachm, halfed J.Domna antoninian, which cut off like this, it has weight of 4.2o gr..And few large bronze coins..

Cupid?, bronze, 2.4 cm X 2 cm, 6 gr...I will definitely post a photo after cleaning....

I bought this interesting coin, or part of it, from my good friend, fellow Metal detectorist...I firmly believe, that is part of the Galba denarius, Lyon mint..IMP GALBA CAESAR behind the Imperator head on obverse, and clearly visible AVG on the reverse...Almost the same denarius, the whole in this case, was sold at CNG, auction 154, lot 167...Or, Im wrong?

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96254