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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3600563, member: 76194&quot;]You got lucky and got a genuine coin, but broke the law getting it. Just don&#039;t do it again. You don&#039;t want a visit from Customs and Border Protection about illegally smuggling coins from Cyprus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of curiosity, what&#039;s the weight? I see the coin has moderate porosity. Usually they weigh around 4.10&nbsp; to 4.70g...but ones with significant porosity can dip down into the 3.60 - 4.00g range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one in the 4.7g range, and a gloriously complete flan that captures the entire die.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963448[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Eastern Gordies, which yours is not one of them, are a little more underweight. Those typically are around 3.50 - 4.20g, though I&#039;ve seen them as low as 3.10g with moderately to heavy porosity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe I have this one on consignment, weighs 3.2g or so, and has moderate porosity.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963443[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My heaviest eastern ant of his weighs no more than 4.2g and has maybe very mild porosity.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963445[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Im sorry, I know all of this is irrelevant to the thread.... It&#039;s just that I&#039;ve owned more Gordies in my time as a collector than most here ever will, and though I&#039;ve cut back on his coins lately, I still have a soft spot for his coinage and I can&#039;t help myself but to blab on and on about all things Gordian III when I have the chance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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