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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 7714784, member: 44316&quot;]I don&#039;t think Thucydides is asserting they were paid each day with two individual drachma coins. Drachmas coins exist, but are far rarer than tetradrachmas. I think pay was episodic and in larger amounts for which tetradrachmas would have be the actual coins utilized. Of course, they were too valuable for minor purchases and smaller denominations exist, from drachmas like this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323070[/ATTACH] </p><p>15-13 mm. 4.22 grams.</p><p>Sear Greek 2527. SNG Cop III 42. Starr plate XXII 9&#039; (after 449 BC).</p><p><br /></p><p>This design is the same as on the tetradrachma, but the coin is much smaller in hand. Most Greek cities seem to have used the same designs on coins of different denominations. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are smaller denominations that others can show you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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