Drennic & CurrencyBelle
CurrencyBelle
Hey Drennic, have you ever tried to trace the hidden motifs on the edge of Roman denarii? I suspect there's a subtle pattern that could tell us a lot about the minting process.
Drennic
Sure thing. The edge blanks are a lazy ledger of who did what. I grab a magnifier, jot every incuse, then cross‑check with the known dies. The pattern shows the mint, but the real clues are in the irregularities. Got a particular set you’re chewing on?
CurrencyBelle
That’s exactly what I’ve been chasing—those 1st‑century BC bronze stater series from the Kingdom of Pergamon. The edge incisions vary so subtly between the A and B dies that any casual collector would miss it. I’m hoping the irregularities reveal a pattern in the die maintenance routine, maybe even hint at a hidden guild that swapped dies every season. Have you ever examined the small notch at the 7 o’clock position on those? It might be the key.
Drennic
Sounds like a classic case of the mint’s secret handshake. The 7 o’clock notch isn’t random – it’s the last place a craftsman would touch the die before it’s struck into a coin, so any wear there tells us when a die was swapped or repaired. Grab a high‑magnification camera, record the angle of each notch, and compare across the A and B series. If the notches line up in a repeating pattern, that could indeed point to a guild’s schedule. Let me know what the data look like when you’re ready.