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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2975440, member: 85693&quot;]I like it.&nbsp; Not an expert opinion, but I think it is ancient with modern modifications (I say &quot;modern&quot; because the modifications are so systematic - most of the altered ancients I&#039;ve seen have a crude hole and not much else - but again, not an expert). </p><p><br /></p><p>As for its &quot;keep-ability&quot; - I look at damaged ancient coins the way I look at The Venus de Milo or the Winged Victory of Samothrace - yeah, they are damaged, but they are still spectacular works of art.&nbsp; In this case, you have a really fine portrait of Alexander Severus, with exceptionally fine lettering for that period.&nbsp; The other nice thing is that damaged coins are usually cheap coins.&nbsp; I&#039;d be happy to have this one in my collection.&nbsp; Nice find. </p><p><br /></p><p>And yeah, do not try to flatten it.&nbsp; Like Humpty Dumpty, you won&#039;t be able to put it back together again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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