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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 7408392, member: 81887"]"AE" in ancient numismatics is just a general term used to indicate a coin is of a copper or bronze alloy. When the AE is followed by a number, it is usually because we aren't sure what the original name for the denomination was. Late Roman bronzes traditionally use the AE1 to AE4 scale you quote. Greek bronzes have traditionally been named a bit differently, with AE followed by the diameter in millimeters, so that a Greek "AE23" would be the same size as a late Roman AE2. But, just to make things more confusing, Roman Provincial bronzes are named according to the Greek system (Roman Provincial coins are also called "Greek Imperial" in some references). All clear? Good. Now, to explain why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 7408392, member: 81887"]"AE" in ancient numismatics is just a general term used to indicate a coin is of a copper or bronze alloy. When the AE is followed by a number, it is usually because we aren't sure what the original name for the denomination was. Late Roman bronzes traditionally use the AE1 to AE4 scale you quote. Greek bronzes have traditionally been named a bit differently, with AE followed by the diameter in millimeters, so that a Greek "AE23" would be the same size as a late Roman AE2. But, just to make things more confusing, Roman Provincial bronzes are named according to the Greek system (Roman Provincial coins are also called "Greek Imperial" in some references). All clear? Good. Now, to explain why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway...[/QUOTE]
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