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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3092454, member: 85693&quot;]I know it can be tough determining an As vs. a Dupondius, especially for empresses, but I have never been confused by a Sestertius vs. Dupondius. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently got a Faustina I bronze that is puzzling me.&nbsp; It&#039;s diameter is definitely sestertius size - 32mm.&nbsp; But its weight is only 13.7 grams.&nbsp; Even allowing for wear, this is light for a sestertius of this era.&nbsp; But I have never seen a dupondius this wide before.&nbsp; It is considerably thinner than other sestertii I have handled - only about 1-2 mm.&nbsp; Except for the thinness/width oddity, it looks legit to me, but I am quite new at Roman AEs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photos show this Faustina with a sestertius of Antoninus Pius that is virtually the same diameter (31-32 mm) but weighs 24.25 grams - clearly the Antoninus is a sestertius.&nbsp; It is very chunky - about 3-4 mm thick. </p><p><br /></p><p>My question is:&nbsp; is a &quot;wide&quot; dupondius something anybody else has seen?&nbsp; Or do I have some kind of light (or fake) sestertius? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]780667[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]780668[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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