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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2292487, member: 42773"]For those of you that are newcomers to ancient coins, the flans were cast and struck on sprues similar to this...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459618[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After the coins were struck, they were broken off the sprues and trimmed by some sort of abrasion. My specimen somehow escaped the finishing touches, making it an interesting example of ancient minting techniques.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2292487, member: 42773"]For those of you that are newcomers to ancient coins, the flans were cast and struck on sprues similar to this... [ATTACH=full]459618[/ATTACH] After the coins were struck, they were broken off the sprues and trimmed by some sort of abrasion. My specimen somehow escaped the finishing touches, making it an interesting example of ancient minting techniques.[/QUOTE]
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