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Offline novacystis

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Strange thick coin
« on: January 04, 2012, 06:56:52 pm »
This coin is very thick and not well preserved.  Mass is 9.15g, diameter is 20mm. 

Thanks

Colin

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Re: Strange thick coin
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2012, 09:52:57 am »

Astragalos & acorn were on aes grave uncia & semuncia
marks in Latium.

Your coin may be "uncertain Aes grave" Head mentions
on page 25 of Historia Numorum.

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Re: Strange thick coin
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 10:05:32 am »
Or maybe this?

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=362279
(though it is much heavier)

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=%28ax*+axt+doppelaxt*+bipennis*%29+%28grape+traube*%29&view_mode=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ol=1&sort=&c=&a=&l=#20


clickable link:
http://tinyurl.com/7uhyopg

This one doesn't give a weight. Maybe you can look on Wildwinds and in other places.
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Re: Strange thick coin
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2012, 07:01:08 pm »
Areich- 

That's it.  Thanks for the start

Sincerely,

Colin

 

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