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A Roman moneyer in training?

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Jan P:
So ...?
In your opinion it must be a forgery?

djmacdo:
I think the coin has been holed and plugged.

Jan P:
... hence the circle above te head.
One wonders, why should anybody hole such a monsterous coin to wear around his (or her) neck ::)? Oddity maybe.

djmacdo:
In eastern Europe in recent centuries many coins were holed for attachment in groups, so the attractiveness of a single coin may not have mattered--it was usable just as long as it was shiny!

Jan P:
Yes, there must definitely have been a hole which later was filled up. So, what you write is logical.
Thank you "djmacdo". The piece did not seem yet handicapped enough :laugh:!

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