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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Numismatics| ▸ |Holed & Modified||View Options:   | | | On this page we list coins that have been holed or modified in other ways. Some coins have been modified for use as weights or jewelry. We may include coins on this page that have graffiti, clipping or other damage. |
In Roman Imperial Coinage, on page 473, in the section on Sirmium, footnote 42 says, "In L. [London=British Museum] an irregular SECVPITAS PEI-PETVAE, obv. CONSTNATTI-VAS P F NNG, Bust B1, m.m. SINN, 3.71 gm." Our coin is apparently from the same dies. Certainly unofficial, perhaps this coin was struck by a Pannonian tribal mint?SH94406. Gold solidus, RIC VII Sirmium 42 var. (British Museum specimen of same irregular variant noted), gF, well centered, blundered legends and mintmark, pale gold, light scratches, probably holed and filled, weight 4.100 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, unofficial mint, c. 324 - 325 A.D.; obverse CONSTNATTI-IIAS P F NNG, laureate head right; reverse SECIIPITAS PEI-PETVAE, Emperor standing left, in military attire, right hand crowning trophy of captured arms erected before him, transverse scepter in left hand, shield and cuirass(?) left of base of trophy, SINN in exergue; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Constantine VIII, 15 December 1025 - 11 November 1028 A.D.
Constantine VIII was crowned emperor when he was an infant; however, for his first 63 years of "rule" he was a junior emperor and rarely played even a minor role in state affairs. He spent his life in search of pleasure and entertainment, including spectator sports at the Hippodrome, feasting, riding and hunting. After his brother Basil II died, Constantine was sole emperor for nearly the last three years of his life. He carried on as he always had, enjoying life and avoiding state business as much as possible. Ineffective and cruel, he allegedly ordered the execution or mutilation of hundreds of innocent men.BZ89541. Gold histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 1.1; Wroth BMC 3, Morrisson BnF 3; Ratto 1969; SBCV 1815; Sommer 42.1, gVF, well centered and struck on a broad flan, attractive style, some bumps and marks, some die wear, holed, weight 4.370 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 15 Dec 1025 - 11 Nov 1028; obverse + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM (Jesus Christ, King of Kings), bearded bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus cruciger with straight arms and crescents in upper quarters, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, triple border; reverse +CWnSTAnTIn bASILEhS ROM (Constantine, King of the Romans), bust facing, with long beard, wearing crown and loros, labarum (no pellet on shaft) in left, akakia in right, triple border; from the Robert Watcher Collection; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Justinian II, 10 July 685 - Late 695 and Summer 705 - 4 November 711 A.D.
The portrait on this coin was based on an icon believed by the people of the time to bear a miraculous resemblance to Christ's actual appearance.SH73340. Gold tremissis, DOC II-2, 2nd reign, 6b; Wroth BMC 4; Morrisson BnF 16; Tolstoi 7; Ratto 1708; Hahn MIB 6b; Sommer 17.5; SBCV 1421, EF, lustrous, crowded flan, holed, weight 1.292 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 2nd reign, with Tiberius, 705 - 711 A.D.; obverse D N IhS ChS REX REGNANTIYM, bust of Christ facing, short curly hair, short beard, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in left, cross behind head; reverse dN IYSTINIAN ET TIbERIYS P P A (Tiberius' name blundered), Justinian on left and Tiberius on right, half-length facing, each wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, holding cross potent in center; for this extraordinary type, since 2000 only 8 auction sales are recorded on Coin Archives Pro; rare; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.
The side with Christ's bust facing is slightly incuse and should probably be considered the reverse (it is described that way by Wroth).SH70975. Gold histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 6a.1 (same rev die, also holed); Morrisson BnF 15 (same obv die); Wroth BMC 13; Ratto 1944; Sommer 41.3; SBCV 1800, VF, holed, edge hammered, weight 4.362 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 225o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1005 - 15 Dec 1025; obverse + IhS XPS REX REGNANTIhM, bust of Christ facing, nimbus cruciger with seriffed ends to arms of cross and crescents in upper quarters, wearing pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, triple dot border; reverse + bASIL C CONSTANT, facing crowned busts of Basil (on left) wearing square pattern loros, manus Dei (hand of God) above, and Constantine wearing jeweled chlamys, both hold long plain cross between them, triple border; ex La Galerie Numismatique (London); SOLD
Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D.
This obverse die is published in Kraay's, The Aes Coinage of Galba, combined only with an AVGVSTA, Livia seated left reverse. After an extensive search of references and online, this is the only specimen of this type known to FORVM.RB110265. Orichalcum sestertius, Apparently unpublished, Kraay Galba - (officina B, A76/-), RIC I -, Cohen I -, BnF III -, OCRE -, SRCV I -, BMCRE I -, aVF, nice brown patina, light bumps and marks, holed and filled, weight 23.058 g, maximum diameter 35.6 mm, die axis 210o, officina B, Rome mint, 68 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA CAE AVG TR P, oak-wreathed head right; reverse Victory alighting right, raising wreath in extended right hand, palm frond over left shoulder in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; extremely rare; SOLD
German States, Nuremberg(?), Gold Taufmedaille (Baptismal Medal), Mid-18th Century
We were unable to find another example of this taufmedaille online.SH73973. Gold medal, VF, holed for suspension, a few bumps, weight 2.795 g, die axis 0o, square 22.2 x 22.2 mmNuremberg(?) mint, mid-18th century; obverse The Nativity, the Star of Bethlehem above, angel above manger on far left, two magi kneel with gift to the left of infant Christ, the Virgin and St. Joseph, with bull behind on right, stone tower to right; reverse The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, John the Baptist on shore to left with pyramid behind him, two angels on right with and a palm tree behind them, above the dove of the Holy Spirit in rays; ex CNG e-auction 345, part of lot 735; ex Patrick H. James Collection; rare; SOLD
Mark Antony, Triumvir and Imperator, 44 - 30 B.C.
Sol's radiate crown has been inexplicably erased by gouging and scratching. It is difficult to fathom why. Was some Roman angry because Sol failed to answer his prayer? Was it a devote of Apollo who felt that Sol was a false sun god? Did a devote of Sol take his wife as a lover? Who knows?SH89840. Silver denarius, BMCRR II East 89 (also beardless, smaller head), RSC I 70a, Crawford 496/3, Sear CRI 129, Sydenham 1169 (very scarce), SRCV I 1468, aVF, the radiate crown of Sol has been inexplicably erased by gouging and scratching, edge cracks, weight 3.673 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Autumn 42 B.C.; obverse bare head of Mark Antony right, beardless, small head, IMP upward over lituus behind; reverse M ANTONIVS III VIR R P C (clockwise from upper right), radiate head of Sol right; military mint traveling with Antony in Greece and Asia; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 73 (6 Jan 2019), lot 443; this is the first example of this smaller head variety handled by Forum; very rare; SOLD
Valentinian I, 25 February 364 - 17 November 375 A.D.
SH11124. Gold solidus, RIC IX Constantinopolis 5(a), VF, holed and filed, weight 4.218 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 25 Feb 364 - 24 Aug 367 A.D.; obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Valentinian and Valens stand facing, heads towards each other, each holds a spear in outer hand and together a Victory on globe who crowns them, CONS between branches in exergue; rare (RIC R2); SOLD
Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D.
Livia was the wife of Augustus, mother of Tiberius, paternal grandmother of Claudius, paternal great-grandmother of Caligula, and maternal great-great-grandmother of Nero. "Suetonius records that in his youth Galba was a favourite of Livia through whose patronage he moved in the most elevated social circles of the Julio-Claudian era." - David Sear in Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol I.RB86688. Copper as, RIC I 67 (S), BMCRE I 201, Cohen I 50, Hunter I 73, BnF III 36, SRCV I 2132 var. (no P P), gF, scratches, some pitting, holed, weight 11.739 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 180o, Hispania (probably Tarraco?) mint, Sep/Oct - Dec 68 A.D.; obverse SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P P P, laureate head right, globe at point of bust; reverse DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia standing half left, patera in extended right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking at thighs; from the Jyrki Muona Collection, more attractive in hand than the photographs; rare; SOLD
Valens, 28 March 364 - 9 August 378 A.D.
"The 'Solidus' was a revision instituted about 310 by Constantine I to the Roman gold coin standard, the 'aureus'. The aureus weight had fluctuated but settled at five to the Roman ounce, which meant that it was not a standard weight since the Romans had no name for a fifth of an ounce. Constantine I struck solidi at six to the ounce, which equaled the Roman weight unit of the 'sextula'. Solidi were struck at about 98% fineness and were 20-21 mm's in diameter. With the defeat of the Licinii by Constantine in 324 the solidus became the standard Roman gold coin and remained so for over 600 years." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom SchroerSH26048. Gold solidus, RIC IX Constantinopolis 5(b), Choice VF, holed, weight 4.401 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinopolis (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 28 Mar 364 - 24 Aug 367 A.D.; obverse D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Valentinian and Valens stand facing, heads towards each other, each holds a spear in outer hand and together a Victory on globe who crowns them, CONSP in exergue; rare (R2); SOLD
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