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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2200587, member: 44132&quot;]The size and weight of gold coins changed dramatically during the imperial period; however, regardless of the <i>size</i> or <i>weight</i> of the <i>aureus</i>, the coin&#039;s purity was little affected. Analysis of the Roman <i>aureus</i> shows the purity level usually to have been near to 24 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_(purity)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_(purity)" rel="nofollow">carat</a> gold in excess of 99%.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also ran across this table on Wiki for those interested:</p><p><b>Gold content and price comparison</b></p><p><b>Name</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Gold Content</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Julius Caesar Aureus</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>USD Value</b></p><p>Julius Caesar Aureus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8.18 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $366.22</p><p>Nero Aureus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7.27 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.889&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $325.60</p><p>Caracalla Aureus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6.55 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.800&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $293.04</p><p>Diocletian Aureus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5.45 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.667&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $244.20</p><p>Constantine Solidus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4.55 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.556&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $203.50</p><p>English Sovereign&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14.90 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.775&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $667.24</p><p>British Sovereign&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7.32 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.895&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $327.82</p><p>USA Eagle 1796-1833&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 16.04 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.960&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $717.86</p><p>USA Eagle 1834-1836&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15.73 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.923&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $704.33</p><p>USA Eagle 1837-1933&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15.05 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.839&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $673.62</p><p>USA Gold Dollar 1849-1889 1.51 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.184&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $67.37[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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