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<p>[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 3932671, member: 84905"]I think the official mints in Constantinopel, Nicomedia, Rome etc. controlled the quality of their dies fairly closely. I don't think that the folles I have shown above can be explained by the work of inexperienced engravers working for the official mints. Again, I think it is more likely that the often prevalent shortage of smaller copper denominations (minting copper was not very profitable) forced smaller communities away from the centers to produce their own coins, which are distinguishable by their barbaric style and often by spelling mistakes in the legends.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 3932671, member: 84905"]I think the official mints in Constantinopel, Nicomedia, Rome etc. controlled the quality of their dies fairly closely. I don't think that the folles I have shown above can be explained by the work of inexperienced engravers working for the official mints. Again, I think it is more likely that the often prevalent shortage of smaller copper denominations (minting copper was not very profitable) forced smaller communities away from the centers to produce their own coins, which are distinguishable by their barbaric style and often by spelling mistakes in the legends.[/QUOTE]
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