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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5455735, member: 84744"]Nice example! I still need one of these. ([USER=15481]@svessien[/USER], yours is great!)</p><p><br /></p><p>The denomination question is interesting. A sample of 30 of these on acsearch have an average weight of 7.47g and an average diameter of 24.7mm. For the radiates like [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER]'s amazing coin, the average weight is 14.42g and average diameter 29.45mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, here's a late As issued during Gallienus's sole reign:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1237607[/ATTACH]</p><p>It weighs 5.89g and measures 22mm, and there's no real question of which denomination it is. It would be interesting to see some averages for Gallienus sole-reign bronzes and see how they compare to the Aurelians. (There are even some Gallienus double sestertii.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5455735, member: 84744"]Nice example! I still need one of these. ([USER=15481]@svessien[/USER], yours is great!) The denomination question is interesting. A sample of 30 of these on acsearch have an average weight of 7.47g and an average diameter of 24.7mm. For the radiates like [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER]'s amazing coin, the average weight is 14.42g and average diameter 29.45mm. For comparison, here's a late As issued during Gallienus's sole reign: [ATTACH=full]1237607[/ATTACH] It weighs 5.89g and measures 22mm, and there's no real question of which denomination it is. It would be interesting to see some averages for Gallienus sole-reign bronzes and see how they compare to the Aurelians. (There are even some Gallienus double sestertii.)[/QUOTE]
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