Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2944304, member: 82322&quot;]Copper and bronze coin blanks were often cast and they will have seams even if later struck.&nbsp; Silver blanks were probably not cast.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw a lecture earlier this year by Dr. Thomas Faucher of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, IRAMAT.&nbsp; He has attempted to recreate ancient minting techniques.&nbsp; He says it is difficult to standardize the weight of each coin when making blanks from molds.&nbsp; For example, in his molds he was getting blanks between 13 grams and 19 grams (50% weight variation).&nbsp; That is fine for bronze but not for silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in ancient minting techniques I recommend his 18 minute video at [MEDIA=youtube]iT3p9cM4QWQ[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in