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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2351022, member: 42773"]I've seen that on RR denarii. Does it exist in imperial issues? I've never come across scoops or sprues on imperial silver. I'm guessing the metal was poured into a measure, then that was poured into individual, unconnected molds. If a flan came out badly, it was simply remelted.</p><p><br /></p><p>They should have used bronze in the video. Chris's point is valid - this was probably not a technique used for silver coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2351022, member: 42773"]I've seen that on RR denarii. Does it exist in imperial issues? I've never come across scoops or sprues on imperial silver. I'm guessing the metal was poured into a measure, then that was poured into individual, unconnected molds. If a flan came out badly, it was simply remelted. They should have used bronze in the video. Chris's point is valid - this was probably not a technique used for silver coins.[/QUOTE]
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