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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1823910, member: 19463&quot;]Bronze drachms of the time of Pius are large to be worth 1/4 of the smaller tetradrachms made of lower grade silver than was use in denarii but that were heavy enough to make the value.&nbsp; The tetradrachms you have seen here before were over a century later and had much less silver not to mention smaller size.&nbsp; </p><p>Below are matching tetradrachm (13.0g) and drachm (20.7g) of Pius. The tetradrachm is twice as thick but smaller diameter and has enough silver to be gray in color.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]299813[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299814[/ATTACH]</p><p>There are also smaller bronzes like this obol (1/6 drachm, I assume) at 4.8g.&nbsp; It strikes me that, on average, smaller coins weigh a bit more than they should even if you allow for the wear difference and Alexandrian bronzes are often well worn.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]299815[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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