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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 4252854, member: 91240&quot;]I&#039;ve shown it before, but I still love this Roman Republican denarius which was surely once a necklace or some other sort of attachment. It looks like the hole was made to showcase the bust of Mars, maybe as an amulet; part of the bronze attachment that would&#039;ve kept that side facing is still stuck on the coin. It was a heck of a bargain, but I&#039;d still choose it over a &#039;perfect&#039; specimen any day.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thermus-copy-png.727525/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Q. Minucius Thermus</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet, ornamented with plume and annulet; <i>remnants of bronze attachment around hole.</i></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[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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