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Sheencrofter Valued Member Ireland 201 Posts	Posted 02/28/2013 3:45 pm Hi, While reading my Coin magazine about hammered coins I saw the words " the monarchs head within a tressure of arcs ". Whilst I understand basically what this means I can't seem to find a definition for TRESSURE anywhere. I would be grateful if anyone could tell me. Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/28/2013 4:10 pm The tressure of arcs is the major feature that differentiates a groat from a penny in hammered English coinage. Look at the obverse of a groat and a penny from any one series and you'll see what I mean. Edited by philadelphian 02/28/2013 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16884 Posts	Posted 02/28/2013 5:03 pm Let Google be your dictionary. "Tressure" is a heraldic term for "border". The Oxford dictionary entry mentions its specific usage to describe the feature on old coins mentioned by philadelphian. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sheencrofter Valued Member Ireland 201 Posts	Posted 02/28/2013 5:13 pm Many thanks for that, both of you Report this Post to the Staff
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