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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3254109, member: 76086&quot;]There will be many responses to the thread, but in all honesty we only have a general idea.&nbsp; While excellent historical records still exist from ancient times there are other factors we just cant know.&nbsp; Such as, how long did it take to engrave a die?&nbsp; A couple hours, or a couple days?&nbsp; How long were coins really struck after a die was produced?&nbsp; Did it depend on the type of coinage needed and ordered from the mint, did they use a die for a few days or weeks, put it into storage for a year and then pull it back out when additional coinage was needed?&nbsp; These are questions we can never know.&nbsp; We can only make our best guess.&nbsp; One thing is certain, dies would have been used until their usefulness was exhausted.&nbsp; This means that coins could have been produced long after a new title or date had been added an emperors name and new dies produced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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