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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7819257, member: 97383&quot;]Dirk, Late Roman silver coins show large variations in weight &amp; this has always puzzled me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. This is true even if we look back a century before Leo&#039;s reign. The two coins pictured below illustrate my point. Both coins came from the same hoard, were struck at the same mint, &amp; from the same reign, yet there is over a 1/2 gram difference in weight. Other coins from the East Harptree Hoard show even greater differences in weight. Silver was a scarce commodity in the late Roman empire, so I&#039;m guessing these silver coins were traded by weight rather than nominal established denominations. BTW, I sold the light-weight coin at <b>CNG E-Auction 483</b> for $354.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343888[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343889[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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