GR translation: and faces of great administrators engraved and run off to signify

[David Morris]

I agree.  A "run" of an item means duplication.

On Friday, June 21, 2013, Michael Bailey wrote:

>
> On Jun 21, 2013 1:31 AM, "Michael Bailey" <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think there's an idiom something like "a 'run' of coins" coming from
> the mint
> >
> > They are "run off"
>
> The sense being that the production line is running
>
> >
> > PS before laser pointers there were like telescoping metal pointers
> similar to the one mentioned in the passage...I had one, goodness knows
> why, just thought they were cool and sent away for it...
>
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