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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2781640, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This was once the centerpiece of my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-holey-coin-vest-and-holey-gold-hat.286762/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-holey-coin-vest-and-holey-gold-hat.286762/">&quot;Holey Gold Hat&quot;</a> collection.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later. </b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i>RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF. </i></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Old%202007-2008%20Roman%20collection/RS130-Zeno.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">(This must have been a &quot;junkbox&quot; item for the likes of Eliasberg. Haha.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">If you squint at the following picture just right, you can see it hanging there, between and below the blue and white teardrop beads at the top. (The teardrops were all semiprecious gemstone beads that I picked up for an <i>absurdly</i> cheap price in a science museum gift shop.)&nbsp; To the right and slightly above it was an <a href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/The%20Holey%20Gold%20Hat/HGH-USA-Gold-250-1834.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/The%20Holey%20Gold%20Hat/HGH-USA-Gold-250-1834.jpg" rel="nofollow">1834 US quarter-eagle</a>.&nbsp; To the right and slightly below it was a rough but scarce <a href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/The%20Holey%20Gold%20Hat/HGH-USA-Gold-300-1860.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/The%20Holey%20Gold%20Hat/HGH-USA-Gold-300-1860.jpg" rel="nofollow">1860 US $3.00 gold piece</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forumancientcoins.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F18727%2F003-HGH.JPG&amp;hash=63d80a431128760b8fa5175cc8eca492" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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