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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 4016327, member: 84744&quot;]Thanks for the continuing comments, everyone!&nbsp; I&#039;m very happy the post has struck a chord. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Post-408 is right.&nbsp; Grierson says this two-standing-emperors type was the last AE3/centenionalis, which was abandoned as early as 413 or as late as 423.&nbsp; It was issued only in the East, at a reduced 1.6g standard that seems never to have been adopted in the West.&nbsp; Both of you have very nice examples!&nbsp; I&#039;d be curious to know their weights.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve never seen an imitative example, though surely they must exist.&nbsp; Although (as you can see in the OP) the official mint products are pretty miserable sometimes, and often as small as you describe.&nbsp; Would love to see a photo sometime!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not super easy to find, but far from impossible for eastern mints.&nbsp; This type in particular can often be quite nice, in good style &amp; well struck.&nbsp; Big contrast with the Rome products!&nbsp; I got this Antioch example from Frank Robinson way back in 1991:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1056208[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An AE2 is definitely not easy to find - nice coin!&nbsp; The AE2 (double centenionalis or majorina) was discontinued and demonetized in 395, thus their scarcity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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