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<p>[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1414407, member: 5739"]Well, by young I meant young looking portrait (it looks young to me at least).... .... I should have been more specific... that is a beautiful coin <b>dougsmit</b>! Very impressive, like most of your coins, I am envious <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I notice that one also has the crescent moon in the reverse left field, if I am not mistaken.... very nice!, also wonderful bare head portrait and cuirassed bust! That is a one Drachm coin ?</p><p>------</p><p>I also found out my Gordian III AR coin of Caesarea, Cappadocia is definitely a Silver Didrachm, I can tell this by the weight (4.9 grams with a planchet chip, accounting for the slight light weight) as well as the diameter, it is at least twice the diameter as my Caracalla and Septimius Severus single Drachmai coins, and the same diameter as the Antoninus Pius Didrachm with Pietas reverse (5.9 Grams) .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1414407, member: 5739"]Well, by young I meant young looking portrait (it looks young to me at least).... .... I should have been more specific... that is a beautiful coin [B]dougsmit[/B]! Very impressive, like most of your coins, I am envious ;) I notice that one also has the crescent moon in the reverse left field, if I am not mistaken.... very nice!, also wonderful bare head portrait and cuirassed bust! That is a one Drachm coin ? ------ I also found out my Gordian III AR coin of Caesarea, Cappadocia is definitely a Silver Didrachm, I can tell this by the weight (4.9 grams with a planchet chip, accounting for the slight light weight) as well as the diameter, it is at least twice the diameter as my Caracalla and Septimius Severus single Drachmai coins, and the same diameter as the Antoninus Pius Didrachm with Pietas reverse (5.9 Grams) .[/QUOTE]
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