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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7284999, member: 84905&quot;]Agreed, the hole is usually somewhere above or behind the emperor&#039;s head, indicating that they did displayed the coin more or less the right way up. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the holes are usually punched in quite carelessly, especially considering that these coins were made as pendants. On some examples, the holes completely disregard the image or the emperor&#039;s head (see below examples that are not in my possession)</p><p><br /></p><p>My speculative and unproven theory is that the holing of the coins was part of a ceremony. I imagine that a Gothic chieftain handed these coins out to his retainers (much like a Roman emperor with donatives). The warrior received the coin, a hole was punched into the coin and it was strung up an placed around his neck. Again, this is just one possibily.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1275776[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1275777[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1275778[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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