(Feb 25, 2012)
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9.6 gm
25 mm
Copper, bronze (also some silver and gold) coins of the later Roman Empire are frequently identified today by their size and composition, since the contemporary (i.e
So, the composition will be either AE, for copper/bronze (as per this coin), AR, for silver (and silver mixes called Billon), and AU for Gold
The sizes run 2 (21-25 mm across)
3 (17-21 mm) and 4, for anything smaller than 17mm
Thus, an "AE25" is a bronze coin that measures roughly 25mm across
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