What's a long-standing mystery that still preoccupies you? (lemmy.world)

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Why not just make that out of a flat piece of metal, or even a plank of wood though? Why bother with the very complicated 3D shape that took a lot more work to make?

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Are all the sides equal on this dodecahedron? Maybe its for multiple coin types?

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

The holes through the holes are usually different sizes but I don't think any two examples are exactly alike. And you could have a board with several holes drilled in it to test multiple coin types.

Also, did the Roman empire issue 12 different sizes of coin?

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