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Message:: [QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3515790, member: 72790"][ATTACH=full]933399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]933403[/ATTACH] We have all seen Roman denarii which have been notched on the edges. There have been any number of explanations for why they were so minted that way. The most common is probably to demonstrate that the coin is not plated, though, as a matter of fact, there are plated serrated denarii. Reading the background of this particular denarius (Sear 157, 2000 edition) it was issued in Narbo, Gallia in about 118 BC, to commemorate a victory over the Gallic war chief, Bituitus, (who may be the Gallic warrior on the reverse). It made me wonder, since the serration feature of the coin stands out, perhaps the reason for the serration was to call attention to the issue, either to honor the family who then [ATTACH=full]933399[/ATTACH] founded a Roman Colony in Narbo or the fact that it was issued in Narbo, rather than in Rome. Certainly a serrated coin stands out rom the usual denarii. So my questions are, is there any evidence that the serration may have been a feature designed to get the user's attention or what other reasons might there be why serrated coins were occasionally issued?[/QUOTE]