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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8053890, member: 128351&quot;][ATTACH=full]1394945[/ATTACH]</p><p>Philip the Arab, Hieropolis (Mambij, Syria) 244-249. tetrassarion (12 h)</p><p>Obv.: AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: ΘЄAC CYPIAC IЄPOΠO / ΛITΩN, Atargatis seated facing and holding scepter, riding lion walking right.</p><p><br /></p><p>What happened to this poor coin? It is not the orange patina, because it does not come from Salem or his provider <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It is the cuts on the edge: they are not fresh but I don&#039;t think they date back from antiquity; they are more probably modern. Who did this? He/she probably wanted to turn the coin into some kind of tool, but which one?</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT : too late, [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] replied first. BUT never mind, I am sure this coin has its original find patina (even if it&#039;s orange). So I keep this post...</p><p><br /></p><p>NEXT : Atargatis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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