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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7836308, member: 85693"]Thank you for the input. Yeah, I doubt I'll ever have complete confidence in it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your observations sent me to acsearch, where I searched DECVRSIO types. With over 400 hits, there is a lot to choose from. As you note, most are c. 35 mm and weigh more than mine. But after only looking over 50 or so, I did find several corroded/worn examples that are somewhat around the weight of mine (some lighter): </p><p><br /></p><p>20.37 grams: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2936395" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2936395" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2936395</a></p><p><br /></p><p>23 grams / 35 mm: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2832258" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2832258" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2832258</a></p><p><br /></p><p>20.97 grams / 35 mm: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=334989" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=334989" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=334989</a></p><p><br /></p><p>21.46 / 35 mm: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2350591" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2350591" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2350591</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These light ones are around 35 mm though, 3mm bigger than mine. Mine does have somewhat rounded edges, and the obverse inscription is more crowded than most of the other specimens I've looked at. Maybe mine was in a jewelry mount of some sort, filed edges? Or a fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7836308, member: 85693"]Thank you for the input. Yeah, I doubt I'll ever have complete confidence in it. :nailbiting: Your observations sent me to acsearch, where I searched DECVRSIO types. With over 400 hits, there is a lot to choose from. As you note, most are c. 35 mm and weigh more than mine. But after only looking over 50 or so, I did find several corroded/worn examples that are somewhat around the weight of mine (some lighter): 20.37 grams: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2936395[/URL] 23 grams / 35 mm: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2832258[/URL] 20.97 grams / 35 mm: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=334989[/URL] 21.46 / 35 mm: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2350591[/URL] These light ones are around 35 mm though, 3mm bigger than mine. Mine does have somewhat rounded edges, and the obverse inscription is more crowded than most of the other specimens I've looked at. Maybe mine was in a jewelry mount of some sort, filed edges? Or a fake. Thanks again. :)[/QUOTE]
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