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Roman Mask Padlock!

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Mayadigger:
Ave!

In an earlier discussion, please compare here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=129564.0

Just received this one.

Copper alloy; 39mm x 27mm / 65.1gm or 2.3 oz.

Missing shackle band, otherwise, appears to be complete with obvious traces of iron residue
Photo #1/ Faces
Photo #2/ Side views and top and bottom.

In the earlier post JAY GT4 said, "I'd love to see the cleaning process." Me too, Jay!

The plan here is to first remove all the outer encrustations, of course.
I'll begin with an MSR solution and then progress to an alkaline chelating solution (EDTA), if necessary, as noted by V-Drome.

Once the outside cleaning is complete, I'll send it to my genius colleague, David Roeder, to see if it can be safely opened.

You can expect more photos showing the progression. Wish us luck!

Best regards to all,

Kevin

Jay GT4:
Yeah baby! Yeah!

Kamnaskires:
Neat. Looking forward to the updates. Good luck!

Mayadigger:
Ave!

Further along the cleaning process...

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