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<p>[QUOTE="Mat, post: 8339097, member: 21445"]I've owned a few of these over the years but end up parting with them for some reason or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, I saw this for sale at a very low price and in the title was the weight. I thought it was an error but after talking to the seller, it's legit.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found some over 20+ grams and one 10 grams heavier than mine on CNG at 46 grams. So it seems these "Heavy Units" are scarce to rare compared to the much lighter types.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Does anyone know why there was a weight reduction or if the weight mattered with these?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1478588[/ATTACH]</p><p>Spain, Castulo Mid 2nd century B.C.</p><p>Æ Heavy Unit</p><p>O: Diademed male head right.</p><p>R Sphinx right, left forepaw raised; star to right.</p><p><b>36.36g</b></p><p>34mm</p><p>ACIP 2126; SNG BM Spain 1298[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mat, post: 8339097, member: 21445"]I've owned a few of these over the years but end up parting with them for some reason or another. Recently, I saw this for sale at a very low price and in the title was the weight. I thought it was an error but after talking to the seller, it's legit. When it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. I found some over 20+ grams and one 10 grams heavier than mine on CNG at 46 grams. So it seems these "Heavy Units" are scarce to rare compared to the much lighter types. [B]Does anyone know why there was a weight reduction or if the weight mattered with these?[/B] [ATTACH=full]1478588[/ATTACH] Spain, Castulo Mid 2nd century B.C. Æ Heavy Unit O: Diademed male head right. R Sphinx right, left forepaw raised; star to right. [B]36.36g[/B] 34mm ACIP 2126; SNG BM Spain 1298[/QUOTE]
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