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I don't have many coins with holes, but I found this coin interesting because of the placement of the hole. I wonder why it was put there?   AE Antonininus Numerian IMP NVMERIANVS PF AVG PROVIDENT AVGG VI XXI RIC II TICINUM 447A |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Go back in time and find out! lol
Yeah, that really is a good place to put a hole in the coin.
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United States
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Nice coin..  ... I have a Numerian on my list too...very nice....  |
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Canada
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 If you had to hole a coin.. They chose the right place! |
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United States
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I dig the coin and the hole in it! |
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Eddop => that's an interesting link ... When I saw echizento's new coin and its hole location, I thought to myself "that's smart ... when the wearer of the necklace looks down at his/her chain, the coin will apprear correct-side-up"  |
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United States
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That's really interesting...the whole hole sure looks old! Good placement and carefully done. Seeing a closeup of the hole would be interesting to get an idea how it was done. Edited by DVCollector
11/02/2012 1:51 pm
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United States
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Thanks for the close-ups! I don't see any signs of expansion around the edge closest to the hole and there's beveling on the edge. So I might guess that an awl or drill carefully removed metal--versus a sharp object simply striking a hole and displacing metal.  It has certainly weathered the centuries well! |
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There might be an interesting thread here. Show your holed coins.
Edited by echizento
11/02/2012 10:50 pm
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United States
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Interesting coin....I only have one holed coin and its not ancient but does come from the legendary land of Connecticut home of Ancientnoob and was made in the year 1787 AD, it is Cu and crude. It bore the laughing mutilated bust of George III of England and the reverse motif used by the Romans to symbolize the conquest of Briton. The god Britannia!
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There isn't always enough space for a good placement of a hole, it dit cost daddy his nose...  |
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United States
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Nice one Ed. Maybe others can post some of theirs.
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United Kingdom
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Caracalla Ae As Obv:- ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:- P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P - S C, Mars, helmeted in military dress, cloak over left arm, standing front, head left, right knee slightly bent, holding branch raised in right hand and vertical spear in left hand. Items on ground. I cannot really make them out but at magnification they look like helmet on left, cuirass between legs and spear resting on shield Holed.  Martin |
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Nice coin Martin, It's medal aligned don't see that very often on ancients.
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