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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3586893, member: 85693&quot;]I know this has been done before, but I just got these two Faustina I AEs and I was struck by how different they were, doing a better job than usual in showing the difference between an Imperial empress As and a Dupondius. </p><p><br /></p><p>For beginners:&nbsp; The difference between a dupondius and an as for an emperor is (usually) the radiate crown worn on the dupondius.&nbsp; The ladies are far more difficult to tell apart because the types are the same - the only way you can tell the difference is by size and/or color of the metal (copper for an as; brass (orichalcum) for the dupondius).&nbsp; Metal color is often obscured by patina, and the weights/diameters vary so much it is sometimes impossible to tell which is which.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The two I just got are almost the same diameter, but thickness and color of the metal are very different - not always the case for these.&nbsp; So I thought I&#039;d throw &#039;em out there.&nbsp; Please feel free to show some more, or correct my blathering. </p><p><br /></p><p>The As is on the left, the Dupondius on the right (note the dupondius has a slightly <i>smaller</i> diameter):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957917[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957918[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ As</b></p><p><b>(c. 150-151 A.D. - Aet. types) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AETERNITAS S C, Pietas standing left, raising right hand and holding box of perfumes in left hand (no altar).</p><p>RIC 1162a; Cohen 44.</p><p>(10.04 grams / 26 x 23 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(c. 150-151 A.D. - Aet. types) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AETERNI[TAS] S C, Juno standing left with raised right hand and holding scepter in left hand.&nbsp; </p><p>RIC 1155; Cohen 29; Sear 4636</p><p>(13.86 grams / 25 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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