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by fileoffset
885 days ago
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I thought the same, that it could be used to either mint new coins or test existing coins were the correct dimensions. My next thought was that each side held a face-plate, maybe painted wood, that could be pressed in to the face, the knobs would help there. The holes underneath the panels could have been used to just make it weigh less, which could explain the differences in hole sizes found. |
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There were multiple denominations of Roman coins, and I assume some variance in size at each mint over the centuries. That could explain why each hole is a different size, and why the sizes aren't uniform between each one found.