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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2351310, member: 19463&quot;]It is almost always a mistake to say anything about the way &#039;they&#039; did anything.&nbsp; Ancient coins covered such a wide range of times and places that individuals would always develop ways to do things &#039;their way&#039;.&nbsp; I agree that the need for sprues is not there for open pouring blanks.&nbsp; Scoops came and went during the Republican period.&nbsp; That does not mean that some minter in some place did not try it later but I have not seen one on an Imperial.&nbsp; There are coins struck on cut pieces as well as poured blanks and a huge number of variations on the basic idea.&nbsp;&nbsp; Were denarii poured openly as shown here?&nbsp; Some may have been but open pour blanks often leave signs of their own like we see on Alexandrian drachms with one side flatter than the other.&nbsp; It is great to study these things but &#039;proving&#039; something is limited to one mint at one time and maybe only for one workshop.&nbsp; Assumptions for general truth require care.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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