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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 6234330, member: 75937&quot;]Born ugly, but illustrate the shoddy workmanship of the Rome mint under Gallienus, which we old-timers here at CT joke is due to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-quality-control.312319/#post-3014572" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-quality-control.312319/#post-3014572">&quot;Kevin in quality control.&quot; </a></p><p><br /></p><p>They are interesting because they illustrate the technical aspects of coin production, from the sprue removed from the cast flans to the size of the reverse dies relative to the coins. I purchased them not in spite of how poorly they were manufactured, but BECAUSE of how poorly they were manufactured.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246646[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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