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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 2967705, member: 91240&quot;]I got this denarius in the mail today, and really wanted to share it. Although it&#039;s very worn and probably a familiar type, something about it is deeply intriguing to me... the hole that&#039;s been made through it! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727525[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Q. Minucius Thermus</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet, ornamented with plume and annulet</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Two warriors fighting; the left protects fallen comrade, the other wears a horned helmet; Q • THERM M F in exergue</p><p>Minted at Rome in 103 BC, Crawford 319/1 </p><p><br /></p><p>To my eyes, it looks like it was probably holed to display the obverse, which seems somewhat more worn. I like to imagine that it was a soldier&#039;s good luck charm, which seems fitting and not entirely unreasonable. It looks like there might be trace of bronze or some other material around the hole on that side, but I&#039;m not sure what that might indicate. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone else have any interesting holed coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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