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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 29984, member: 57463&quot;]A Roman denarius is made of silver and weighs 3+ grams.&nbsp; A Roman antoninnianus is made of silver and weighs 4.5+ grams.&nbsp; If &quot;it seems light&quot; and not as heavy as a silver coin of the same size, then it might be a modern fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>You do not own a &quot;Krause.&quot;&nbsp; The Krause Publishing Co. of Iola, Wisconsin, puts out the <i>Standard Catalog of World Coins</i>.&nbsp; Although published in America for Americans, it is something of a universal reference among numismatists.&nbsp; If you do not own this, then <b>what book do you use to identify coins?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Myanmar&quot; is the modern name for &quot;Burma.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red">Edited to remove inappropriate remarks</span> <b>A new collector, intrigued with world moneys and what they tell us about cultures, etc., is always welcome.&nbsp; </b> As you can see, help is just a question away.&nbsp; <span style="color: red">Edited to remove inappropriate remarks</span></p><p><br /></p><p>On the plus side, <b>I am impressed with your command of English.</b>&nbsp; Myself, I am limited to &quot;Ma shlom ka.&quot; (Ma shlom ek)&nbsp; &quot;Eza kor hayom.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Tov, toda.&quot; and few other pleasantries with the help of a Berlitz.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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