Tjaart - Round 14 before and after

[tjaart]

Hi all,

I am a newbie to collecting ancient coins and after buying some uncleaned Roman coins on a whim a few months ago, I am hooked. I have learned quite a lot so far from the discussions here and hope to learn a lot more! I decided the best way for me learn about all the aspects is to go through the process of cleaning and learning how attribute a coin. So I decided to enter the contest. Here are the coins as they arrived.

I am looking forward to seeing what emerges form underneath the dirt, especially from coin 2 and 3.

Looking forwards to learning at lot more about this interesting hobby!

Tjaart

[Bdsn]

2 and 3 look awesome.  I keep hoping a campgate coin will find me, no luck yet.  Grats and have fun 

Justin

[tjaart]

Here are my results. It was quite interesting learning the cleaning methods and trying to ID the coins.

1. Seems like a Ptolemy with a eagle on the reverse. 7.0g, 21mm.
2. Carinus A K MA KA PINOC CEB, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right. Eagle standing left, head right with wreath in its beak. LEG B TPAI. LG is right field. Emmett 4004. 6.4g, 19mm.
3. Constantine the Great. Diademed (band) draped and cuirassed bust right. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. City gate with 2 turrets, 6-7 rows. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG. SMKS (Cyzicus mint). 2.3g, 19mm
4. 1.7g, 16mm. Soldier? facing left left dragging/holding captive.
5. 0.7g, 16mm. Two soldiers with one standard.
6. 1.7g, 13mm. No luck in identifying or cleaning this coin any further...

I hope that after the round is finished, someone could help in identifying these further.

Thanks,
Tjaart

[Bdsn]

Oh man, you had a tough group afterall.  Number 2 is a beaut though.  Grats on finishing, was wondering when someone else was going to join me in the staging area.  Now we can whisper about how much faster we are than all the slowpokes.  Heh heh, just kidding - take your time all.  It is about the journey, not the destination. 

Justin

[tjaart]

Yes, I was really happy with 2. It has sparked a new interest in Egyptian tetradrachms for me. For 1 I tried everything I could but it just kept on revealing more and more corrosion. 4-6 was a real struggle. I realised quite early on that the more I fiddle with it, the more patina (and detail) I lose. So I decided to stop. I might try and identify 5 but 4 and 6 seems to be a lost cause and 1 will be almost impossible.

But it was great fun!

Tjaart

[William R2]

Number two is a beauty.  Nice detail on the eagle and nicely cleaned.  I know what you mean about digging too deep, I am just learning that if you can't see something at a certain level of cleaning, then more cleaning isn't likely to reveal anything.