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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 2130441, member: 42034"]<b><i>I'd really like to see it too!</i></b></p><p>I was not referring to a multiple but I dimly recall I was researching early types of cast Aes. I don't know if it was a collection in the British Museum or my Thurlow & Vechi book, c. 1979, but type #1: Head of beardless Janus, marked "I" / Hd. of Mercury is listed with a weight range of 400.92 - 310 grams. The semis of the same type also are listed with a big wt range: 205.9 - 155.5 g. I do not recall the weights of many at auction personally. I'll try to record the weights of those I see on a spreadsheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to this topic as well as the fact that after have gotten initiated by buying my 1st As Grave (the common type 51) in 2012, I am eager to get a few of the earlier As. Thus I do not have any more of my own to show, I am very sorry, but I'm working on correcting this deficiency.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the "Extreme other end of the Beast", I am proud to mention that due to someone on this very thread's recommendation, I contacted Ed Waddell and bought his Julius Nepos tremissis. Posting it here would be a bit off topic tho.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 2130441, member: 42034"][B][I]I'd really like to see it too![/I][/B] I was not referring to a multiple but I dimly recall I was researching early types of cast Aes. I don't know if it was a collection in the British Museum or my Thurlow & Vechi book, c. 1979, but type #1: Head of beardless Janus, marked "I" / Hd. of Mercury is listed with a weight range of 400.92 - 310 grams. The semis of the same type also are listed with a big wt range: 205.9 - 155.5 g. I do not recall the weights of many at auction personally. I'll try to record the weights of those I see on a spreadsheet. Due to this topic as well as the fact that after have gotten initiated by buying my 1st As Grave (the common type 51) in 2012, I am eager to get a few of the earlier As. Thus I do not have any more of my own to show, I am very sorry, but I'm working on correcting this deficiency. At the "Extreme other end of the Beast", I am proud to mention that due to someone on this very thread's recommendation, I contacted Ed Waddell and bought his Julius Nepos tremissis. Posting it here would be a bit off topic tho.[/QUOTE]
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