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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1653201, member: 19463&quot;]I never listen to anyone who says that some specific truth must apply to all other applications.&nbsp; It is not necessarily true that all Roman mints used the same flan preparation techniques and it is quite possible that the same mint might have changed their methods every time they changed management or technical staff. I believe most were cast but I really doubt all or even most were done in trees.&nbsp; This is not something I have studied. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]241452.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Above is the photo from my page on Parthian bronzes.&nbsp; In the mix are several coins that are obviously cast flans and others that look to be cut from scrap.&nbsp; Note the sprues on #1 and #10 while #8 sure looks like a chop job.&nbsp; I have not bought a Parthian bronze for years.&nbsp; They used to be dirt cheap in keeping with their ugliness but recently have been selling for more as more people get interested in Parthian coins and history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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