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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3970432, member: 19463&quot;]To me, the opinion of the average Roman far outranks the opinion of museum people who write books.&nbsp; Weight is more important than diameter. Metal is more important that weight.&nbsp; Perhaps this coin was the result of the hammer man having been criticized for slacking off so he hauled off and really hit one to show he could. The idea of dupondii being radiate did not catch on all at once and was outranked by the idea that Caesars did not wear headgear.&nbsp; From this period, I enjoy seeing coins with toning rather than colored patinas that hide the color of the metal.&nbsp; Nice as!</p><p><br /></p><p>Even Vespasian appeared in public minus crown on some coins that are obviously yellow.&nbsp; I believe that &#039;average Roman on the street&#039; would have treated this coin as a dupondius.&nbsp; I am not sure how we can ever prove the matter one way or another.&nbsp; 10.6g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1044686[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is weight really all that important here? How much overlap is allowed before a coin is confusing?&nbsp; This Titus as is 10.9g, red and seems to me to be the definition of &#039;as&#039;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1044687[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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