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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 5244979, member: 97383&quot;]Die hubbing is commonly used in manufacturing modern coinage that requires large quantities of coins to be struck. A master die is made first that has the most important features of a coin (usually the portrait), &amp; the image of that die is made in relief. That die is then used to make working dies that have an intaglio impression that only needs lettering &amp; minute details added to it to make a striking die. The use of die hubbing in ancient coins has been hotly debated &amp; never really proven. The first use of this technique I can remember reading of in ancient coins was on the famous Owl decadrachms &amp; tetradrachms.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1218287[/ATTACH]&nbsp; The extremely high relief on these coins would be very suitable for the die hubbing process of making striking dies quickly. This might also account for the large number of Owls extant today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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