The Art of Cleaning Roman Coins

This video explores the techniques of cleaning and identifying Roman coins. Sponsored by Blinkist: use this link to start your 7-day free trial of Blinkist, and to get 25% off a premium membership: https://www.blinkist.com/toldinstone I'd like to thank Nerocoins (https://www.nerocoins.com/) and Noble Roman Coins (https://nobleromancoins.com/) for their help with this video. I also like to thank the Classical Numismatics channel here on YouTube for their excellent drawings. If you're interested in buying a T-shirt with one of those drawings (or images from dozens of other ancient coins), you can purchase them here: https://leob.creator-spring.com/ Finally, I'd like to thank Shawn Caza, author of "A Handbook of Late Roman Bronze Coin Types, 324-395," for his comments on my script. Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:   / toldinstone   If you liked this video, you might also enjoy my book “Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans.” https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statues-... If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:   / toldinstone     / toldinstone     / 20993845.garrett_ryan   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:39 Buying uncleaned coins 1:31 Equipment 1:52 Patience is a virtue 2:18 Washing and soaking coins 2:50 Protecting the patina 4:12 Blinkist 5:09 Mechanical cleaning 6:36 Avoid chemicals 7:04 Cleaning a dupondius of Hadrian 7:59 Basic attribution 8:29 Dupondius redux 9:19 A coin from the frontier 10:36 A follis of Galerius 11:37 Conclusion Thanks for watching!