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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 5330754, member: 87404&quot;]It looks like honest original patina to me. And like others have stated, someone tried to clean the obverse. Sometimes this thick green patina can be, well, thick and hide details and fill in cracks over the original metal surface. For example, it originally might not have shown much detail of Gordian&#039;s laurel wreath and ear, but with patina removed you can see that there really is minimal wear underneath. The reverse appears mostly untouched... Maybe that&#039;s what the obverse looked like to begin with? Who knows, but the damage is done. The coin isn&#039;t entirely corroded though I see that it could&#039;ve been on lower left and right of obverse and top of reverse, based on the muddled legends in that area. I personally think it could benefit from some type of work like you do. You have developed some great knowledge and have shown the appropriate level of constraint when you get to where you want to go with cleaning. I say have at it. It&#039;s too bad about the obverse cuz the reverse is pretty acceptable in my eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a Hadrian that has a similar green patina with a few corrosion spots on reverse...</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200420_172708326.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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