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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2886709, member: 19463"]I'll add a billon tetradrachm (12.3g)[ATTACH=full]693015[/ATTACH] </p><p>and silver drachm (4.3g). </p><p>[ATTACH=full]693016[/ATTACH] </p><p>I do not understand the use of the denomination names for these since the silver content of the two coins is probably rather similar. I assume this is like the Parthian series where the Western mint coins were made for use by foreigners but the metal quality here seems extreme. Can you recommend a book on these that is not just a catalog? The recent 2 volume Curtis, Askari et al. was a real disappointment. Gobl was cheaper, so better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2886709, member: 19463"]I'll add a billon tetradrachm (12.3g)[ATTACH=full]693015[/ATTACH] and silver drachm (4.3g). [ATTACH=full]693016[/ATTACH] I do not understand the use of the denomination names for these since the silver content of the two coins is probably rather similar. I assume this is like the Parthian series where the Western mint coins were made for use by foreigners but the metal quality here seems extreme. Can you recommend a book on these that is not just a catalog? The recent 2 volume Curtis, Askari et al. was a real disappointment. Gobl was cheaper, so better.[/QUOTE]
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