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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3177162, member: 44316&quot;]Scholars seem to agree that Class A2 began with large coins. My page on Class A types:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>has two near 20 grams and then others of various weight down to 8.48 grams, and that is just a small selection of A2 coins. It seems like there is a continuum of weights, and the time interval of Class A2 production is more than 50 years, so one would expect the weights of the copper coins to decline over time, possibly gradually. Under Justinian the dates on his coins make it easy to see the decline in sizes over time. Coins from year 35 are much smaller than coins from year 12. A decline does not necessarily mean the smaller ones belong in a new category. </p><p><br /></p><p>I see the link</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Byzantine Class A Folles</a></p><p>which discusses Metcalf&#039;s work. Yes, some coins are of different styles and some ornaments found more in one region than another. So? Over 50 years you would expect some differences by accident. I see sentences on that site like this one, &quot;and this group, also, may bridge A-2 and A-3.&quot;&nbsp; This suggests to me there is a continuum.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I wonder if there is any meaningful distinction between A2 and the proposed A3 coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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