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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4682739, member: 19463&quot;]I was aware of this distinction but have not found a coin that heavy.&nbsp; Most like the cmezner coin quoted below seem in the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My other one is 14.8g and answers the brass question.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what they were called in their day but I use dupondius.&nbsp; The early specimen I showed in my first post is 13.3g.&nbsp;&nbsp; Weight ranges are to be expected on AE coins.&nbsp; I need to see the evidence that would make me force my coins up or down as if there was no gradual decline as is usual for coin issues. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152573[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, many but not all of the early period coins show the NE of NEM as a ligature.&nbsp; The things were made for a long time and there are several variations along the way. Obviously there were several die cutters involved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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