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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3596766, member: 96864&quot;]No lol, the bottom (other) side of your fragment is what I was curious about. Does the bronze continue to that side? Do either of those chunks of bronze represent the sprues from casting that continue to the other side, or are they only superficially adhered and representative of something else?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So are you saying that the bronze present is what would be called &quot;flashing&quot; where metal routinely fills the narrow gap where the sections of the mold meet? It looked so thick that I thought they may have been sprues from initial pouring or maybe from overflow vents to ensure no air was trapped inside, not minor thin flashing which would fan-out evenly and not usually look like your item. If you&#039;ve ever cast lead or bronze you may know what I&#039;m referring to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again I&#039;m not very familiar with the Chinese production process so additional explanation regarding your very interesting numismatic artifact would be great![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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