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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2157975, member: 42773&quot;]There was a &quot;Roman School&quot; of engraving. Masters of the craft taught apprentices, and they in turn passed down their skills. One can discern stylistic differences between mints, but it&#039;s not unusual that all the coins from one mint look like they were engraved by one person. They were not, however. What you&#039;re seeing in the similarities is a deliberate attempt by many engravers to adhere to a proscribed Roman style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only when we find die matches can we claim that both coins come from the same artisan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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