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Author Topic: Does anyone know the average weight of a Valens Aureus compared to Solidi  (Read 359 times)

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Offline Phillipe C

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Iv read somewhere that festaurei were occasionally still struck at this time but cannot find the weight.

Offline Pekka K

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Look RIC IX page xxvii: "pre-Constantinian aureus of 5.45 gm."

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