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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2471700, member: 56859&quot;]Great coin!&nbsp; I like that it advertises the monetary reform.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have questions about the mechanics of seigniorage and wonder if any ancient histories go into detail about this.&nbsp; How exactly was seigniorage accomplished?</p><p><br /></p><p>Your calculation suggests that the seigniorage was removed from the pound of silver prior to striking the 96 coins.&nbsp; Is that known?&nbsp; My first guess would be that the full pound was struck (less any silver retained by a sticky-fingered mint worker or overseer) and the seigniorage paid in coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alternatively, perhaps the silver was delivered to the mints already parceled into one pound ingots which were less than one pound by the amount of seigniorage?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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