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<p>[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7911074, member: 114961"]I guess it depends on what type of tetradrachm you primarily plan on collecting, most classical tetradrachms are somewhere in the range of 22-25mm, though you get the occasional 26/27mm tet. Early hellenistic upto ~200 BC most are in the range of 25-30mm across, and then many of the later hellenistic types are 30-35mm with the odd 37/38mm coin. And then the Roman ones vary immensely again depending on the era (and metal, though they're generally <30mm). Generally though, you should have no problem with the 38mm spaces for anything roman, classical, or early hellenistic. If you plan to focus on larger late-hellenistic tetradrachms however I'd suggest the 50mm tray as multiple 33mm coins in 38mm spaces can appear cramped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: yes 25mm works great for denarii and almost all antoninianii, any larger and the coins start to feel unreasonaly small (at least IMO)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7911074, member: 114961"]I guess it depends on what type of tetradrachm you primarily plan on collecting, most classical tetradrachms are somewhere in the range of 22-25mm, though you get the occasional 26/27mm tet. Early hellenistic upto ~200 BC most are in the range of 25-30mm across, and then many of the later hellenistic types are 30-35mm with the odd 37/38mm coin. And then the Roman ones vary immensely again depending on the era (and metal, though they're generally <30mm). Generally though, you should have no problem with the 38mm spaces for anything roman, classical, or early hellenistic. If you plan to focus on larger late-hellenistic tetradrachms however I'd suggest the 50mm tray as multiple 33mm coins in 38mm spaces can appear cramped. Edit: yes 25mm works great for denarii and almost all antoninianii, any larger and the coins start to feel unreasonaly small (at least IMO)[/QUOTE]
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