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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 7396304, member: 82322"]The weights on fractions of Abydos vary <b>a lot!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>They vary so much that I was trying to figure out if they had a non-standard set of denominations, or just poor quality control.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286829[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent a long time trying to convince myself there were hemiobols, 1/5 drachms, trihemiobols, etc. I finally gave up and decided the standard three denominations (tetartemorion, obol, drachm) is enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>The data set is all the examples in my collection, the ANS, <i>SNG Copenhagen</i>, CNG sales, and and Asia Minor Coins. I feel this is a representative sample.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example at 0.24g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286836[/ATTACH]</p><p>I recorded the picture and weight on eBay, thinking it was a hemiobol. However, I later purchased it (<a href="http://agoraauctions.com/listing/viewdetail/15746/archive" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://agoraauctions.com/listing/viewdetail/15746/archive" rel="nofollow">Agora Auctions, May 2015, Lot 33-352</a> (part of)), and decided it was merely clipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no clue if your example was clipped, overstruck on a square coin, or if the mint was having a bad day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 7396304, member: 82322"]The weights on fractions of Abydos vary [B]a lot! [/B] They vary so much that I was trying to figure out if they had a non-standard set of denominations, or just poor quality control. [ATTACH=full]1286829[/ATTACH] I spent a long time trying to convince myself there were hemiobols, 1/5 drachms, trihemiobols, etc. I finally gave up and decided the standard three denominations (tetartemorion, obol, drachm) is enough. The data set is all the examples in my collection, the ANS, [I]SNG Copenhagen[/I], CNG sales, and and Asia Minor Coins. I feel this is a representative sample. Here is an example at 0.24g [ATTACH=full]1286836[/ATTACH] I recorded the picture and weight on eBay, thinking it was a hemiobol. However, I later purchased it ([URL='http://agoraauctions.com/listing/viewdetail/15746/archive']Agora Auctions, May 2015, Lot 33-352[/URL] (part of)), and decided it was merely clipped. I have no clue if your example was clipped, overstruck on a square coin, or if the mint was having a bad day.[/QUOTE]
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