Cleaning Some Ancient Roman Coins

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We got a bunch of uncleaned ancient Roman coins from www.nerocoins.com/ and went about cleaning them!
A couple were affected by bronze disease, and while one of those was a total loss, the other was quite a gem!
Many coin cleaning videos focus on footage of scraping the dirt off the coins. Because none of these coins were crusty enough to be a big reveal, and we had some interesting problems to address, we went on a different route, with general information on coin cleaning and addressing pesky problems one might encounter instead of focusing on dirt-scraping shots.
If you like the dirt-scraping shots better, let us know! We may make another video for that! 😉
We estimate most of these are from around the times of emperor Constantine, but we are no experts on ancient Roman coins identification, so if you recognize a coin here, we would love if you'd let us know what you think it is, in the comments. ❤
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@pchan4443 Год назад

Sometimes total loss occurs, it's nice to learn of that and explanation on patina and bronze disease, good video!

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Sometimes it does! I don't think I've seen yet a video of anything other than beautiful ancient coins being cleaned, that's why I wanted to include that sometimes they are too far gone to be saved.

@artisanmakes Год назад

Absolutely amazing video. Really enjoy the stuff you do on this channel and I wasn't expecting a video on cleaning coins to be so interesting.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Thank you! I tried to make it informative and hopefully not too boring. 😊

@seherdemirel8100 Год назад

coin no.1 is minted in Nicomedia first gamma officiana (SMNA)

@greenrabbit4075 Год назад

holy shiit! I am cleaning the constantin the 2nd while this video runs in the background. I look up at 5:20 and I am shocked that we are holding the same effing coin 🤯😄. Greetings and keep up the work my man!

@SculptyWorks Год назад

It's amazing how ancient coins connect people, isn't it? 😊

@greenrabbit4075 Год назад

@@SculptyWorks 🤗

@vintageavenuerarecoins 10 месяцев назад

Wow those coins came out very nice. I have cleaned a few myself; but I mostly clean the very low quality one and I have to reapply patina using Jax patina solution. I like your microscope, I use a USB microscope myself, the one I use is the Plugable usb 200x digital microscope, love that thing, I use it all the time when I conserve my coins and make videos of my work. Great job and keep doing it, take care and be safe out there.

@SculptyWorks 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I've thought about USB microscopes, I wonder if they are easier on the eyes, but never needed one bad enough to actually buy one. 😉

@vintageavenuerarecoins 10 месяцев назад

@@SculptyWorks They are really easy on the eyes, since you are looking at your computer monitor then the ocular eye pieces which can really tire out your eyes; mine costs about $38 dollars USD so its not a bad price to give it a try, and i you wan to seen a sample of the quality, I have videos of me conserving aka cleaning some copper coins, and I just do some basic picture adjustments, but it was the best purchase Ive made for my coin hobby/business at least for me. Thanks for replying.

@Xgrozdahh Год назад

Water can sometimes be dangerous for patina

@Susan_HunTer Год назад

Hi and nice video!So later acetate os sodium do that patine?or i lost somethink?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.

@Susan_HunTer Год назад

@@SculptyWorks how to patine it at final?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

@@Susan_HunTer The coin I put in the sodium acetate came out a dark gray color because it is a very low grade silver alloy, it darkens very quickly. It's not a true patina, it's a toning of the silver.

@robin222 Год назад

What grade are this from nerocoins i see they have several quality options

@SculptyWorks Год назад

These were the "10 Lot of High Quality Uncleaned Roman coins from Europe".

@EolicoJM Год назад

use "Renaissance Wax" to protect them

@SculptyWorks Год назад

👍

@ThomasMerriman3 Месяц назад

This is my asmr

@Mustafa1998 Год назад

can bronze disease spread to other coins if they thouch eachother or if you pick one coin with bronze disease and then touch another?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Yes it can. And I have heard that it can even spread to other bronze alloys if the pieces are kept in the same enclosed space even without touching eachother! That's some nasty stuff!

@vintageavenuerarecoins 10 месяцев назад

@@SculptyWorks Its funny, bronze disease is one of the only non organic substance that acts like a breathing organism, it acts like a fungus and spreads like one too, I call it the copper cancer.

@avsalom6632 Год назад

I will not be able to give exact identification for all the coins but should be able to narrow them down.Coin#2 a little more difficult because you did not show the reverse of the coin at the end, but I did see it from some of the other footage.Constantius II Obv Legend DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG Emperor right pearl Diadem draped and Cuirassed.Rev. Legend FEL TEMP REPARATIO Helmeted soldier with spear standing over small figure leading him from hut. Exergue ASIS or delta SIS Mint Siscia(Modern day Sisak, Croatia) 1st or 4th Officinae possibilities RIC VIII Siscia 212,212b,215,215var.,216,216var.,221,221var.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Oops, sorry about that! But it does appear a bit in another part of the video, as you said. Thank you! 👍❤️

@mariogomesdesa 3 месяца назад

Bacana 🎉

@andreysmekhov2336 Год назад

you know when the guys has a strong accent he is educated.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

I thought the guy with the accent is always the villain. 😉

@jaroslavstedry4227 Год назад

Hi, do the same procedure as long as you use an ultrasonic needle instead of a cleaning brush, the result will be even better, but mainly more abrasive..

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Ultrasonic needle? Hadn't heard of that before. Now I must find out more! 👍

@jaroslavstedry4227 Год назад

@@SculptyWorks You can buy it in an archeo shop or in dental stores, the price varies if you only have a needle or you can have a led light and the third version is a needle + led light + water supply or about a liter of water reservoir that flows on the object.

@kingston163 Год назад

Best is by electrolysis! It seems 99% don't know how?

@jerrymellinger7471 Год назад

What machine are you using for magnification?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

I use a microscope. This one specifically: amscope.com/products/se303-p-rk15

@jerrymellinger7471 Год назад

@@SculptyWorks Do you find that magnification to be sufficient? Im looking at getting one of these or the digital HD microscope that you can put on a monitor.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

@@jerrymellinger7471 I find myself more often than not using the lowest magnification when working on this kind of stuff, because you get a better field of view. I only use the higher magnifications when examining something in extreme detail.

@deannekliene2673 Год назад

I find gold, silver bronze and mix....

@nikolayd7 Год назад

Where similar coins can be sold?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Do you have some to sell? There's always eBay, but alternatively your best bet is finding an ancient coins dealer.

@nikolayd7 Год назад

@@SculptyWorks , do you know some dealers, where can be sold legally?

@Cleopatranumismatics Год назад

you can tell mee how about tools

@jthev Год назад

Well, water is the universal solvent. Looks like you need historian Guy de la Bédoyère Roman expert from Time Team.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

I did contact a couple of RU-vid 'coin experts' for help with identification, but never heard back from them. 😢

@hasandemirel13 Год назад

I still can't find a good deal on a bunch of uncleaned roman coins, I browsed for hours but I couldn't find good deals, anyone have a reccomendation?

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Is www.nerocoins.com out of stock?

@avsalom6632 Год назад

Coin#3 Constantius II (Son of Constantine The Great) Obv. Legend FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C Head right pearl Diadem,draped and Cuirassed Rev.Legend GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS Soldiers with 2 Standards Between.Exergue R wreath P RIC VII Rome 383 1st Officina 336A.D.This would be a currently assumed but unlisted Officinae for this coin.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@user-tn6zn7hn5e Год назад

Are there many collectors of ancient silver coins in your country? My country is very sad that there are so few collectors of ancient silver coins. ㅠㅠ

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Yes, collecting coins is big here in the U.S.

@anthonyedwards866 Год назад

Nero Coins in Canada sold me junk. 0 out 20 keepers.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

Sorry to hear about that. Did you contact them about it?

@user-yo6ge4zf3u Год назад

هل تود شراء قطع روماني قديم

@SculptyWorks Год назад

لا، شكرا.

@avsalom6632 Год назад

Did you delete my comments on cleaning and in particular my cleaning tips on coin #9? If so it is not appreciated, especially after spending my afternoon identifying the rest of your coins.

@SculptyWorks Год назад

No, I never delete comments, unless they are outright spam or offensive (which yours were not). If it's not showing, it's RU-vid's fault. 🙁 I appreciate all your comments identifying the coins, thank you! They are hugely helpful for me and anyone else who might see the video and wonder what those coins are. ❤️👍

@avsalom6632 Год назад

@@SculptyWorks Thank you. Not sure why those observations were not posted.I specialize in Aurelian coinage so was kind of bummed when that coin did not turn out and was hoping to offer some helpful observations about cleaning.Sometimes the best conservation is the least conservation.Hope to see you do some more videos in the future!

@SculptyWorks Год назад

I'm really sorry RU-vid ate your post; if you feel like re-typing it, I appreciate any insight you might have. 👍

@oldlifter530 Год назад

Hey everyone please be aware that comments disappear mysteriously it's rarely the person whose channel it is. The algorithm gods have various dislikes.