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Offline Simon

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Interesting Video on making Ancient Coins.
« on: October 03, 2019, 06:32:57 am »
https://youtu.be/b6T_ZutXzNQ

Short, simple and informative.
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Offline mix_val

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Re: Interesting Video on making Ancient Coins.
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2019, 09:34:46 am »
Thanks.  Good video which shows the basics.   Is there evidence that Roman silver blanks were clipped?  I don't see evidence of clipping in my collection and the variation in weight suggests that the blanks were simply poured into sand molds without channels in the sand.   
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Offline Boone R

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Re: Interesting Video on making Ancient Coins.
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2019, 08:15:13 am »
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy seeing the recreation in action.

 

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