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Old 6th March 2011, 06:22 PM   #46
Billman
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Originally Posted by kronckew
the latin was falce aurea, a golden sickle. rather than falce aurum, a gold sickle. like billman said, could have been polished bronze of a golden color, or even gold plated iron, which the romans did know about...
Many thanks for that - one of the great things about a forum such as this is the vast range of expertise available....
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