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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4533629, member: 96635"]Very interesting information. It looks like the weight with the turtoise is the Aeginetic standard. The weight is 126 grams, which is exactly 10 staters on the Aeginetic standard of 12.6g (12.57g more specific) each.</p><p>The Oval shield would remind me of Boeotia, but if they were discovered in 500 BC, then Boeotia would still be using the Aeginetic standard, so why the 190g? Perhaps 15 staters of 12.6g?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also surprising is that on the drawing it says "STATER" with a Latin R rather than the P for Rho? On the real weight I do seem to only see P rather than R.</p><p>Edit: Seems that R shaped Rho also existed... Didn't know.</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/1024px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4533629, member: 96635"]Very interesting information. It looks like the weight with the turtoise is the Aeginetic standard. The weight is 126 grams, which is exactly 10 staters on the Aeginetic standard of 12.6g (12.57g more specific) each. The Oval shield would remind me of Boeotia, but if they were discovered in 500 BC, then Boeotia would still be using the Aeginetic standard, so why the 190g? Perhaps 15 staters of 12.6g? Also surprising is that on the drawing it says "STATER" with a Latin R rather than the P for Rho? On the real weight I do seem to only see P rather than R. Edit: Seems that R shaped Rho also existed... Didn't know. [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/1024px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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