PugJesus to For sharing fascinating artifacts and [email protected] • 10 months agoStrangely shaped coin of King George IV of Georgia, 1210 ADmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageStrangely shaped coin of King George IV of Georgia, 1210 ADmedia.kbin.socialPugJesus to For sharing fascinating artifacts and [email protected] • 10 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@BloodSlutlink6•10 months agowere the coin blanks cast or cut? i wonder if this was something like a puddle or overpour that was used as a piece of scrap metal for testing stamps or as some sort of annealing or tempering test/reference piece for a whole batch of metal.
were the coin blanks cast or cut? i wonder if this was something like a puddle or overpour that was used as a piece of scrap metal for testing stamps or as some sort of annealing or tempering test/reference piece for a whole batch of metal.