The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 1, January 4, 2004, Article 7

HOW TO HOLD A COIN

Regarding the article about the Roman coin found in New
Zealand, Martin Purdy writes: "The picture that accompanied
the article in the print version of the story (Dominion Post,
December 27) showed the archaeologist, Mr Nichol, holding
the coin not by the rim but appearing to pinch something
*behind* the coin between his finger and thumb; in other words,
he was holding it like a badge. I can only assume it must have
had a pin soldered to the back at some stage to make a brooch
out of it.

I've asked the paper for more detail, though I suspect they
won't consider it important enough to follow up."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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