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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1714413, member: 19463&quot;]It might help to know what backs up what but if the coin has 6H or invert axis, I could see the hole was left of the ear and where the tooling is so obvious.&nbsp; That means I was wrong assuming that the tooling was to correct wear and that the hair detail on the top of the head is original. That makes it more likely that the reverse figure is all original making the coin very nice except for the hole.&nbsp; The face looks original on your enlarged photo.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gold damages easily so I assumed the messed up hair behind the ear was damage rather than less skillful tooling.&nbsp; If the hole was left of the ear in the hair would the exit on the reverse fall left of the figure&#039;s legs in that very smooth (well smoothed?) area?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Did that old German auction from the 70&#039;s failed to mention the hole?&nbsp; This is a great example of why I will never be able to buy an aureus and feel good about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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