Questions On Roman Constantine I Ae3 Vrbs Roma

Thanks Livingwater, I appreciate your opinion and advice. This coin was only $18 so there was not much risk. I mostly look at NGC slabbed coins on eBay because of the potential for fakes. The bulk of my ancients were won/purchased from CNG auctions.

Thanks again.

This is what I found too and why I had questions about the coin. From looking at online listings the average weight for the coin is about 2.7 grams. Therefore, this coin is almost 1/3 heavier than what you would expect. After some more research I found this article posted on academia.edu by Shawn Caza:

Weight, Fineness and Diameter Standards for Late Roman Bronze Coins - A Tutorial
https://www.academia.edu/41222962/W...s_A_Tutorial

He lists the range for AE3 size coins as 1.5 - 4 grams. So Roman quality control was not all that precise and my coin is within this range.

Thank you louisvillekyshop for your input.