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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3137784, member: 19463"]I see this as a real possibility. I am particularly fond of the large A2's which come in a huge array of styles both considering the scroll decorations and the lettering. My favorite is 15.7g, worn and holed. I am fond of the style of the letter A's. Do you think this hung on a ribbon around the neck of a believer? The placement of the hole rotates the face to orient properly in the right hand. When you get a holed coin, ask yourself why the hole is where it is. Random? I don't think so. Are coins like this as important to numismatics as slabbed proofs? That is your decision to make for yourself.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]801585[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My A3 has been shown here too many times so I'll show another A2 (17g). I believe this one was made noseless by the high relief.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]801586[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume everyone has these links:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Follis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Follis" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Follis</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Byzantine Class A Folles</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3137784, member: 19463"]I see this as a real possibility. I am particularly fond of the large A2's which come in a huge array of styles both considering the scroll decorations and the lettering. My favorite is 15.7g, worn and holed. I am fond of the style of the letter A's. Do you think this hung on a ribbon around the neck of a believer? The placement of the hole rotates the face to orient properly in the right hand. When you get a holed coin, ask yourself why the hole is where it is. Random? I don't think so. Are coins like this as important to numismatics as slabbed proofs? That is your decision to make for yourself. [ATTACH=full]801585[/ATTACH] My A3 has been shown here too many times so I'll show another A2 (17g). I believe this one was made noseless by the high relief. [ATTACH=full]801586[/ATTACH] I assume everyone has these links: [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Follis']http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Follis[/URL] [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles']http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Byzantine Class A Folles[/URL][/QUOTE]
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