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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 15, April 8, 2001, Article 7 SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM In regard to the question of die manufacture in the middle ages, Granvyl G. Hulse, Jr. writes: "The gentlemen should contact The Society for Creative Anachronism. Their web site is http://www.sca.org I have corresponded with one of their members for years and have in my possession several coins that they struck following the identical methods used during the middle ages. A very active and interesting group and they take their hobby very seriously. " Chet Dera writes: "In response to Ira Medcalf's request for information on DIE MANUFACTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES in the E-Sylum v4#14, April 1, 2001 I sent the following reply. Looks like there are some interesting books here: I read your request for information concerning DIE MANUFACTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES in the latest issue of The E-Sylum. The following book titles and their authors are from a bibliography on page 21 of Wayne Sayles' "Classical Deception", a book on counterfeiting of ancient coins. Published 2001 by Krause Publications (715-445-2214), the book is in the $20 range and deals mostly with forgeries of ancient coins. There is, however, an interesting writeup on page 10 about the tools of the ancient Celators which should also apply to the time period you're interested in. Balog, P. "Notes on Ancient and Medieval Minting Techniques", Numismatic Chronicle, London, 1955, pp 195-202 and Plate 14. Cooper, Dennis R. The Art and Craft of Coin Making: A history of Minting Technology, London, 1988. Forbes, Robert J. Metallurgy in Antiquity: A notebook for Archaeologists and Technologists. Leiden, 1950. Grierson, Philip "Note on stamping of coins and other objects." History of Technology. C. Singer ed., London, 1956. Hill, G. F. "Ancient Methods of Coining" , Numismatic Chronicle, 1922 (Reprinted by Attic Books, New York, 1977). You can have your local library do an interlibrary loan of all these books and articles including that of Mr. Sayles. Some may be harder to find, but I'm sure there will be something here to help you. Good luck, and let me know how you make out. " Ira Medcalf writes: "I would like to say thank-you to you and your group for the overwhelming response to my request. I have received in 2 days more useful references than I had been able to find on my own in 3 years (but only 6 months on the net). This is not to say I would not accept additional info! It will take me a while but I am keeping all the e-addresses and will submit back whatever results I may have. Again my deepest thanks, Ira"

Wayne Homren, Editor

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