History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c14.6

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In case of the dropped metal having been very small in quantity (looking like a small molten globule), the resultant blank was very small in size, often not being spacious enough to receive the impression of even one die. However, such cup-shaped and minute coins could well have been produced out of beaten-out or cast blanks².