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[jagodes]

 

[Mackaydon]

Can you take and post a pic of the reverse side; preferably in natural light out of the 2X2?
Don.....

 

[jagodes]

Other side is completely destroyed.

 

[ATpro5]

Looks Old... Like Roman old

 

[Argentium]

Looks like it could be ancient Roman perhaps ?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Does look like old Roman, guessing. Where's Cru he would know for sure.

 

[Silver Searcher]

It looks like a Roman coin of Augustus.....is it bronze.

SS

 

[EagleDown]

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I have some old roman coins that looked just like that. I took a plug-in type (small) battery charger, clipped the plug off of the end of the wires and replaced it with alligator clips. I put the coins (one at a time) in the negative side alligator clip, and an old penny in the positive clip, then hung them in a simi-weak solution of nitric acid. Now, the coins are clean and show all, or most of the details. The only negative part of this procedure is that the electrolosis also cleans the corrosion out of the pits, so some of the coins look pretty rough. I wouldn't recommend this for coins that have collectors value though.