Hammered Coin Production
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A furnace for producing molten metal for coin production. -
A trussell for use with a pile in the production of hammered coins as shown by the moneyer at work. -
An anvil die as used for minting hammered coins.
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Famous quotes containing the words hammered, coin and/or production:
“The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.”
—Japanese proverb.
“The oft-repeated Roman story is written in still legible characters in every quarter of the Old World, and but today, perchance, a new coin is dug up whose inscription repeats and confirms their fame. Some “Judæa Capta,” with a woman mourning under a palm tree, with silent argument and demonstration confirms the pages of history.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The problem of culture is seldom grasped correctly. The goal of a culture is not the greatest possible happiness of a people, nor is it the unhindered development of all their talents; instead, culture shows itself in the correct proportion of these developments. Its aim points beyond earthly happiness: the production of great works is the aim of culture.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)