Late Roman Bronze Coins
Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on December 01, 2021, 09:47:33 AM
this is a common enough coin, but it needed a little brushing when I got it and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. I was going to list it in my store, but now I am keeping it!
Constantine I
A.D. 324-325
18x20mm 3.1g
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right.
SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right.
in ex. SIRM
RIC VII Sirmium 48
Very nice ... So what exactly did you do to it ?
I took the first picture and wasn't pleased, so I rubbbed the obverse with my finger and it looked better. Then I got a denture brush (stiff nylon bristles) and gave it a vigorous brushing. What a difference...of course, that is why it was in a group lot, because it did not "present" well. My gain, their loss, :D
Interesting! If only all ancients could be cleaned so easily!