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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1804208, member: 19463&quot;]I have no idea.&nbsp; It could be the mark of an owner at some point.&nbsp; I&#039;d prefer that it would be an owner in the 4th century BC but will never know.&nbsp; I saw the phi on the reverse and the dealer lowered the price in keeping with the damage.&nbsp; The same shape damage on the obverse makes me think that it was not damage but an intentional mark.&nbsp; IMHO, damage with intent from the time the coin was circulating is more acceptable than damage from poor handling, digging carelessly or other modern explanations.&nbsp; The obverse phi is so faint no one in their right mind would notice it but I took its picture again to get it clear.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to know why someone scratched both sides and what phi meant to him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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