Restoring a Ancient Roman Silver Denarius (69 AD)

Cleaning a Roman Denarius minted in 69 during the year of 4 Emperor's under the authority of Emperor Vitellius. #cleaning #clean #romancoin

[@admemeoriam]

If you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments below, I'll do my best to answer all of them. I have a blog at cleaningancientcoins.com/ where myself and others post our before and after. Feel free to leave comments there too.

[@maxpower8407]

Great video and musical choices - love the music from HBO's "Rome"

[@admemeoriam]

Thanks! I was hoping a fellow HBO Rome enjoyer would notice. I don't mind getting copyright striked into oblivion by HBO for this, these songs are great!

[@hugoklepsch1340]

This guy knows his stuff

[@kingcoat9749]

Coat signing in 😮‍💨

[@pierosebastiani-eas]

Came from reddit

[@tatguy]

Love these

[@tormedic]

I enjoyed the video. Thought it was quite remarkable the amount of detail you were able to pull out. I do have a couple questions though. What tools did you use to do your detail? Work, brushes, magnifying, etc.

[@admemeoriam]

Hi! Thanks for the questions. Since this is silver, no harsh tools were used. I only ever used a sharpened and clean bamboo skewer. I used a scalpel to regularly sharpen it and ensure that no dirt was on the tip, which could cause scratching. For magnification this whole video was recorded under a stereo microscope which I use for all my cleaning. Here is a blog I wrote on my microscope setup cleaningancientcoins.com/buying-a-stereo-microscope/

[@Tiny_Child_001]

FiRsT tO sAy FiRsT!!!!1!!1!1!!!

[@JayBlackthorne]

What's this coin worth, pre and post cleaning?

[@admemeoriam]

Before, about 200-250 usd retail, after about 400-500 usd retail. Depending on a few variables. However, most cleans do not result in an increase of value.

[@JayBlackthorne]

How come?