Yesterdays buy... East Wiltshire unit

[probono]

Nice - thanks for sharing.

I did think about collecting Iron Age coins at one point - partly because I was going out with someone at the time who looked very much like 'Liz' in Chris Rudd's lists (I know that's a stupid reason to collect something) - but they are always very small and very expensive and I was very skint, so went for cheap roman coisn instead......

[Val Beechey]

My Hubby, he who know lots about nothing and nothing about lots and is not always right but never wrong    says the reason the dyes were domed was to stop the metal sticking to it.

Go away, think about it and then tell him he's wrong (if you dare)

Val

[sinky]

   very nice 2  well done  I live in Penarth by the way  take care out there .

[Dale]

Nice - thanks for sharing.

I did think about collecting Iron Age coins at one point - partly because I was going out with someone at the time who looked very much like 'Liz' in Chris Rudd's lists (I know that's a stupid reason to collect something) - but they are always very small and very expensive and I was very skint, so went for cheap roman coisn instead......

The good thing is Roland high grade Dobunni units or Bristol's don't come up very often so a few weeks or a month between coins don't effect the pocket, it would be a different story if it was one a week tho What coin are you collecting at the mo? you seem to have a huge variety

PS... Liz is a attractive woman

[Dale]

My Hubby, he who know lots about nothing and nothing about lots and is not always right but never wrong    says the reason the dyes were domed was to stop the metal sticking to it.

Go away, think about it and then tell him he's wrong (if you dare)

Val

Hi Val,
Its a good point your hubby made, I don't know why they are dished that's why I asked the question, so anyone's thoughts would be great   one thing I did notice when I went to the Corinium Museum is that the clay coin moulds were dished, if they were flat on the bottom you would have great difficulty getting the blank out, the dished bottom would allow the blank to pop out a lot easier, so they may have made the die to suit the flan?
A little photo for you, its the clay dished moulds it was found at the Dobunni HQ

[Dryland]

It looks like John might be right Val

[outlaw]

Interesting thread and views