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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volante, post: 24498980, member: 57279&quot;]I recently won a bulk lot of silver antoninianii from Leu Numismatik, my first time buying from that auction house. The vast majority of the coins were Gordian IIIs or Philips, with one or two empresses and other emperors. I was immediately struck by how light many of the coins felt. I even accidentally snapped one of the coins in half with very little pressure, like a cracker.</p><p><br /></p><p>A majority of the coins weigh &lt;3.5 grams, and about 1/3rd weigh less than 3 grams. A few of them even weigh less than 2 grams. All of the Gordian ants I&#039;ve had in the past have averaged closer to 4 grams, which makes me a bit concerned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve taken a few pictures of some of the lightweight coins, including the edge of the one I snapped in half. Based on the pictures and the weight distribution, what do you think? Is crystallization a potential explanation, and does crystallization somehow lower the weight of the coin? (my assumption is no)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1552970[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1552971[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1552972[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1552973[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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