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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 2887970, member: 85693"]It is extreme at 1.82 - and 7 grams! Wow. The weight variations on antoniniani is really compelling to me - I did find a post on Coin Community Forum where a range of weights for Gordians were listed - 5.9 to 2.6 grams. It figures I'd end up with one that lowers the curve. Just like being in school again...</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug's wonderful "cornbread analogy" is helpful to, from an earlier post:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/variable-weights-of-double-denarius.259110/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/variable-weights-of-double-denarius.259110/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/variable-weights-of-double-denarius.259110/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine might be a fake, but it sure is well done in regards to the portrait and lettering. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had the patience and smarts to do a SG test - or one of those fancy metal analyses. It was only a couple of months ago that I finally got a scale, so I am slow to adapt to technology.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 2887970, member: 85693"]It is extreme at 1.82 - and 7 grams! Wow. The weight variations on antoniniani is really compelling to me - I did find a post on Coin Community Forum where a range of weights for Gordians were listed - 5.9 to 2.6 grams. It figures I'd end up with one that lowers the curve. Just like being in school again... Doug's wonderful "cornbread analogy" is helpful to, from an earlier post: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/variable-weights-of-double-denarius.259110/[/url] Mine might be a fake, but it sure is well done in regards to the portrait and lettering. I wish I had the patience and smarts to do a SG test - or one of those fancy metal analyses. It was only a couple of months ago that I finally got a scale, so I am slow to adapt to technology.[/QUOTE]
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