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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 25844390, member: 10461"]Here's a holey coin that still had some value- and it was pedigreed to one of the most famous collections of all time.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). Gold solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Pedigreed to the famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_E._Eliasberg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_E._Eliasberg" rel="nofollow">Louis E. Eliasberg</a> Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2023-2-15_20-12-18-png.1540526/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It used to be the centerpiece of my famous "Holey Gold Hat".</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/003-hgh-jpg.1271786/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 25844390, member: 10461"]Here's a holey coin that still had some value- and it was pedigreed to one of the most famous collections of all time. [B]Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). Gold solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later.[/B] Pedigreed to the famous [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_E._Eliasberg']Louis E. Eliasberg[/URL] Collection. [I]RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF.[/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2023-2-15_20-12-18-png.1540526/[/IMG] It used to be the centerpiece of my famous "Holey Gold Hat". [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/003-hgh-jpg.1271786/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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