Sestercius

[sajtikus]

Any ideas on the obverse? It is a SC for sure, how should i clean this?

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a great find !
Be very careful how you clean it or a lot of detail on the coin could be lost !

Where is it from / found and how old is it ?

 

[sajtikus]

Congrats on a great find !
Be very careful how you clean it or a lot of detail on the coin could be lost !

Where is it from / found and how old is it ?

I don’t want to say from where if you dont mind and i dont know how old it is, i just found it. It is in destilled water now.

 

[sajtikus]

Any ideas on the obverse? It is a SC for sure, how should i clean this?

I dont know the ruler unfortunately.

 

[The Rebel]

@Mackaydon

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Any ideas on the obverse? It is a SC for sure, how should i clean this?

great recovery, wtg

 

[Mackaydon]

One possible reverse due to the position of the legs and position of the "S" in AVGVSTI (if, in fact, it is AVGVSTI).

Titus AE Sestertius (PAX AVGVSTI, RIC II 423) - Coins - Ancient

TITUS as Caesar, AD 69-79 AE Sestertius (32.59mm, 25.85g, 6h) Struck AD 72. Rome mint Obverse: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head of Titus

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Looking forward to seeing the result after soaking in DW.
Don in SoCal