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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7853883, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, from today&#039;s collector&#039;s perspective holes in coins are unfortunate, but back then I suppose people were just too busy with the basics of life to give anything that we consider defacement much, or no thought whatsoever.&nbsp; So, they would punch, drill, cut, file, scratch and scrape with no compunction.&nbsp; At least you can say, with your coin, that it is, indeed, very holey!</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have an ancient coin with a hole.&nbsp; I do have some Spanish cobs, but they really don&#039;t qualify for this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a Byzantine bronze medallion that is holed, 7-12 centuries CE, which covers a lot of ground, time-wise.&nbsp; The obverse (or reverse?) probably depicts St. Basil, with a cross comprised of dots on the other side.</p><p><br /></p><p>37.07 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>ex Roma E-Sale 81</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1353040[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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