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<p>[QUOTE="Rudy1198, post: 7406230, member: 105072"]This is actually what I do for my hobby, other than coin collecting. Mostly using hand-push gravers and handmade punches, I try to do it like they did back in the day ;] A few modern conveniences of course, like a ball vise. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't believe we have any written sources on roman dies from the time, but there was a set of dies in an auction a few years back, described as "bronze faced" with an iron shank. Which makes sense - its easier to engrave the bronze, and it lets you replace the bronze face on the iron shank to get as much use out of the more expensive iron. Theoretically you could even cast the bronze face, but I have no way to substantiate that claim. I imagine it was a mix of both, a moneyer is definitely needed to cut dies and clean up imperfections or add details as needed. Jobs were very specialized, it wouldn't be uncommon to have an engraver who ONLY cuts potraits, one who ONLY cuts animals, one who only does lettering, etc. I absolutely use the central compass dot explained above in my dies. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=365751" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=365751" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=365751</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The trick is the face of the die is not hardened until after the work is done. I cant say for ancient, but in medieval times it was very common to have moneyers who also worked in jewelry or other precious metals. I have attached a video of me engraving a die for a fantasy medieval group, just to give you an idea of my tools. It's not the best video, but I plan to reshoot it so you don't see so much of my hands. </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]TAGBfa5GoeE[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rudy1198, post: 7406230, member: 105072"]This is actually what I do for my hobby, other than coin collecting. Mostly using hand-push gravers and handmade punches, I try to do it like they did back in the day ;] A few modern conveniences of course, like a ball vise. I don't believe we have any written sources on roman dies from the time, but there was a set of dies in an auction a few years back, described as "bronze faced" with an iron shank. Which makes sense - its easier to engrave the bronze, and it lets you replace the bronze face on the iron shank to get as much use out of the more expensive iron. Theoretically you could even cast the bronze face, but I have no way to substantiate that claim. I imagine it was a mix of both, a moneyer is definitely needed to cut dies and clean up imperfections or add details as needed. Jobs were very specialized, it wouldn't be uncommon to have an engraver who ONLY cuts potraits, one who ONLY cuts animals, one who only does lettering, etc. I absolutely use the central compass dot explained above in my dies. [URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=365751[/URL] The trick is the face of the die is not hardened until after the work is done. I cant say for ancient, but in medieval times it was very common to have moneyers who also worked in jewelry or other precious metals. I have attached a video of me engraving a die for a fantasy medieval group, just to give you an idea of my tools. It's not the best video, but I plan to reshoot it so you don't see so much of my hands. [MEDIA=youtube]TAGBfa5GoeE[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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