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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3011634, member: 85693&quot;]I hope it is okay to resurrect such an old post, but much of the information here pertains to a coin I got in the mail yesterday, and a question I had. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin I just got is the same as the one in John Anthony&#039;s original post - a Julia Mamaea bronze from Bostra with Tyche.&nbsp; I spent a lot of time looking at other examples on line yesterday (there are many out there), and learned a lot - especially from coin talk posts (special thanks to John Anthony). </p><p><br /></p><p>My concern has to do with the weight of my specimen - at 8.89 grams it seems to be the heaviest one around!&nbsp; Most seem to be around 4-5 grams, although a few close to 7 grams came up.&nbsp; Mine falls within the normal diameter, so I am guessing it is too thick (a bit over 2mm but I don&#039;t have calipers to be more precise).&nbsp; Mine looks brassy, almost like an orichalcum sestertius).</p><p><br /></p><p>Since these were cast to begin with, a cast fake will be hard to detect, I&#039;d guess.&nbsp; Any ideas?&nbsp; Any other heavy ones out there?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746971[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746972[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746973[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><b>Julia Mamaea&nbsp; Æ 21</b></p><p><b>(222-235 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Roman Prov. - Bostra, Arabia</b></p><p>IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right / COLONIA BOSTRA, turreted and draped bust of Tyche left, cornucopia over shoulder.</p><p>Refs: SNG 1231; Kindler 40; Spijkerman 54; Rosenberger 46</p><p>(8.89 grams / 21 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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