PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoStrangely shaped coin of King George IV of Georgia, 1210 ADlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up177
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minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoDid they have automated coin prints in the 13th century? The printing press wasn’t invented untill two hundred years later. Regardless, you’re probably right. However it was stamped or pressed was messed up. The design is pressed on top of itself in a few places.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoSomeone shared a bit more info in another comment apparently they were cast this way on purpose!
Did they have automated coin prints in the 13th century? The printing press wasn’t invented untill two hundred years later.
Regardless, you’re probably right. However it was stamped or pressed was messed up. The design is pressed on top of itself in a few places.
Someone shared a bit more info in another comment apparently they were cast this way on purpose!