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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4038467, member: 97383&quot;]M.M., Your coin by visual comparison sure looks like McAlee 723c, however, the coin he illustrates weighs only 3.6 gm <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. He does illustrate an <i><b>Aes</b></i> coin (722a) 22 mm with a weight of 6.47 gm, listed as Ex. Rare. All the 723 coins a-d are listed as V. Rare. He does add an interesting footnote to 722a: &quot;This unique coin appears to be a transitional type, similar in size &amp; weight to the asses of Caracalla. Apparently there was a small initial issue of bronze coins on the weight standard of Caracalla (weighing c. 7 g) prior to the introduction of coinage to the reduced standard (c. 4 g).&quot; I don&#039;t know if McAlee&#039;s speculation with this footnote holds water since all these coins are so rare <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Was the weight standard on these small bronze coins tightly held, with so few examples to draw from it&#039;s hard to conclude.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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