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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8218944, member: 85693&quot;]Actually, I agree yours was <i>a lot</i> harder to ID - the Julia/Diana aspects of my sestertius made it a pretty easy, really.&nbsp; The Greeks are always hard to figure out; that Cabyle countermark I posted took me <i>days</i> to figure out, not hours. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for that green alligator patina, I&#039;ve never seen anything like it either.&nbsp; It appears to be patina, not metal.&nbsp; The fissures are green too, so I don&#039;t know if it cracked centuries ago and re-patinated in the cracks?&nbsp; The reverse is brown, probably not patina but toning?&nbsp; The edges are a bit friable; the whole thing is a mess.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Greeks (and Roman Provincials), they are always more of a challenge for me than Roman Imperials.&nbsp; Sometimes I&#039;ll buy some cheap-o on eBay figuring I&#039;ll figure it out, then find I&#039;m stumped.&nbsp; For instance, this one below isn&#039;t even as horrible as a lot of mine are, but despite being clearly Hermes and a chelys (lyre), I can&#039;t figure it out.&nbsp; Someday, someday...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443072[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is tiny:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443071[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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