chrislamb Posted April 11, 2006 Posted April 11, 2006 I am a little confussed I am not sure if this coin is Domitius or Domitian, any extra info would be great. Quote
chrislamb Posted April 11, 2006 Author Posted April 11, 2006 Also any advice on how to preserve it as it was found metal detecting, any value? Quote
Millimoo Posted April 12, 2006 Posted April 12, 2006 Looks like a silver Domitian Denarius, probably Minerva standing left.Can you confirm the size?Value is difficult, but if it cleans up ok, probably £20-40 ish! Quote
chrislamb Posted April 12, 2006 Author Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks Millimoo, I founed another image of it, & looks exactly the same. I found it on a Roman villa site in Dorset, it seems a very early coin for the area!! Did they reuse denarii? Could this coin have been used long after Domitian was dead?As for cleaning is there anyone I can send it to that can clean it as this & a Richard II/ Edward III farthing are my prize detector finds at the moment & want to do whatever to preserve it from being ruined.CheersChris Quote
Millimoo Posted April 12, 2006 Posted April 12, 2006 Hi Chris,Yes, the coins circulated for a long time, especially the early ones with a high silver content.Sorry, I don't know of any professional coin cleaners, but I'm sure they are out there.Dave Quote
chrislamb Posted September 1, 2006 Author Posted September 1, 2006 Just thought I'd show what cleaning does!!! Quote
TomGoodheart Posted September 2, 2006 Posted September 2, 2006 Well, that's much easier to see - and a very nice coin Chris - congratulations! Out of interest, did you locate a specialist coin cleaner in the end or did you 'diy'? Quote
chrislamb Posted September 2, 2006 Author Posted September 2, 2006 I DIY'd it, with a fibreglass cleaning pen & lemon juice!!! Quote
Eduardo Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 I DIY'd it, with a fibreglass cleaning pen & lemon juice!!!Pretty coin. Congratulations. It is a Denary minted in the year 87 AD. with Palas in the reverse. RIC 102-C.EduardoIf you are interested in Roman coins have a look at my page: http://www.grifomultimedia.it/adg/monrom/Index.htm Quote
chrislamb Posted September 4, 2006 Author Posted September 4, 2006 I DIY'd it, with a fibreglass cleaning pen & lemon juice!!!Pretty coin. Congratulations. It is a Denary minted in the year 87 AD. with Palas in the reverse. RIC 102-C.EduardoIf you are interested in Roman coins have a look at my page: http://www.grifomultimedia.it/adg/monrom/Index.htmThanks, you are welcome to use the image on your site if you want, as you don't have a denarius of Domitian.I have a higher resolution image as well. Quote
Eduardo Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 Thank you Chrislam,In the page I only inclue my coins but if you agree I would like to copy your coin for my files. You have done a great job in cleaning the piece.Eduardo Quote
chrislamb Posted September 14, 2006 Author Posted September 14, 2006 Thank you Chrislam,In the page I only inclue my coins but if you agree I would like to copy your coin for my files. You have done a great job in cleaning the piece.EduardoYeah, you can use the images, I may have over cleaned but I dont mind & it's not particularily valuable, & I prefer them nice & shiny. Quote
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