galba68 Posted December 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 M.Aurelius as, 11gr, clasped hands, legionary eagle, 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted December 27, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2022 ..ah kool piece G68...idk..heck go ahead and clean it a bit...where your at there's no shortage on dirt on coins :P.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted December 27, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 27, 2022 Nice find Galba. I would suspect that the encrustations can be removed revealing a pretty nice coin. Maybe try the non-invasive distilled water soak and then some work with a toothbrush or equivalent. Not sure what to do after that. I used descaler once and it did not go well. Olive oil can work to free up crud after a long soak but then you are left with a very dark coin. (Sort of not preferable) My coin cleaning days are mostly behind me at this point but it formed a very nice intro back into the hobby in 2013 when I started collecting ancients again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted December 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 It could use a cleaning, but nothing too serious like some of your other finds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Posted December 27, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said: Not sure what to do after that. As we saw in many previous post before, Milan has a friend who is an « expert » ancient coins restorer. I wouldn’t worry about going too far in the cleaning ! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 27, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2022 How could you not clean it? 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwheelsearl Posted December 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 Sodium hydroxide in short time periods tends not to damage green patina. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted December 28, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2022 6 hours ago, galba68 said: M.Aurelius as, 11gr, clasped hands, legionary eagle, I always advise against amateur cleaning, but your guy does magic, while still maintain the original patina. I say clean that Aurelius! Here's my latest MA recently unearthed in France: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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