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<p>[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 7401012, member: 44615"]<a href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coins-series-ancient-coins-made/#:~:text=%20CoinWeek%20Ancient%20Coins%20Series%3A%20How%20Ancient%20Coins,the%20strangest%20episodes%20in%20the%20history...%20More%20" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coins-series-ancient-coins-made/#:~:text=%20CoinWeek%20Ancient%20Coins%20Series%3A%20How%20Ancient%20Coins,the%20strangest%20episodes%20in%20the%20history...%20More%20" rel="nofollow">CoinWeek Ancient Coins Series: How Ancient Coins Were Made</a></p><p><br /></p><p>oh sorry.. But not enough info on how the Die was made. I'm sure someone will know!</p><p><br /></p><p>Info from Wiki -</p><p><font size="5">Quote - </font>"Prior to the modern era, coin dies were manufactured individually by hand by artisans known as engravers. In demanding times, such as the crisis of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century, dies were still used even when they became very worn or even when they cracked. The die that was on the hammer side, usually the reverse (back), tended to wear out first. The planchets were usually hot prior to striking. On some Roman provincial coins, some believe the tongs used to move the heated planchet left permanent center indentations on the finished coins. Others attribute these marks to surfacing tools used as a part of planchet preparation." closed quote[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 7401012, member: 44615"][URL='https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coins-series-ancient-coins-made/#:~:text=%20CoinWeek%20Ancient%20Coins%20Series%3A%20How%20Ancient%20Coins,the%20strangest%20episodes%20in%20the%20history...%20More%20']CoinWeek Ancient Coins Series: How Ancient Coins Were Made[/URL] oh sorry.. But not enough info on how the Die was made. I'm sure someone will know! Info from Wiki - [SIZE=5]Quote - [/SIZE]"Prior to the modern era, coin dies were manufactured individually by hand by artisans known as engravers. In demanding times, such as the crisis of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century, dies were still used even when they became very worn or even when they cracked. The die that was on the hammer side, usually the reverse (back), tended to wear out first. The planchets were usually hot prior to striking. On some Roman provincial coins, some believe the tongs used to move the heated planchet left permanent center indentations on the finished coins. Others attribute these marks to surfacing tools used as a part of planchet preparation." closed quote[/QUOTE]
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