Clay coin mould

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Clay coin mould for making forgeries

Field collection: Beechwood, Dundee

Donated by Mr J. Boyle
Museum number 1971-539

This mould was used to make forgeries of Roman silver coins. Two different coins have been used to make the mould, one of Caracalla from AD 199 - 200, and one of Gordian III from AD 238 - 244.

Such moulds were stacked up into columns to allow the manufacture of a number of different coins at once. True Roman coins were struck and not cast.

Clay coin mould
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