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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andres2, post: 2976783, member: 79017&quot;]I bought this coin on Marktplaats , its the highlight of all the things you mention, Ro</p><p>and thats why I bought it (cheap)to remind me of what bad things can be done to ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>stripped of its original patina , heavily tooled , fields smoothed , repatinated and on top this original bronze coin now looks made of silver.</p><p>even Hadrian looks unhappy now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]731606[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And for your coin, I think the black &quot;&quot;patina&quot;&quot; on the obverse is of more recent times, otherwise a nice Sestertius.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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