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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4947801, member: 97383"]robinjojo, Tridrachms & didrachms were struck in the reign of Trajan, however the tridrachms listed by McAlee are all of the Melqart-Hercules type. He does illustrate 8 examples of your coin type but they are listed as tetradrachms. The average weight for tridrachms in Trajan's reign is 10.68 gm, so your coin is even light for a tridrachm. Didrachms average 7.21 gm. There was a debasement in his coinage in AD 109, & your coin type is AD 109 or later. The overall quality after debasement deteriorated, & your coin shows this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4947801, member: 97383"]robinjojo, Tridrachms & didrachms were struck in the reign of Trajan, however the tridrachms listed by McAlee are all of the Melqart-Hercules type. He does illustrate 8 examples of your coin type but they are listed as tetradrachms. The average weight for tridrachms in Trajan's reign is 10.68 gm, so your coin is even light for a tridrachm. Didrachms average 7.21 gm. There was a debasement in his coinage in AD 109, & your coin type is AD 109 or later. The overall quality after debasement deteriorated, & your coin shows this.[/QUOTE]
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