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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1978714, member: 42773"]Well, the silver denominations of Alexander III are dekadrachm (rare), tetradrachm, didrachm, drachm, fifth tetradrachm (rare denomination used in Babylon), hemidrachm, diobol, obol, thirtieth tetradrachm (rare denomination used in Babylon), hemiobol, and quarter obol (also called tetartemorion).</p><p><br /></p><p>The closest denomination to 11g would be the didrachm, but they're typically around 9g. Maybe it's a fat didrachm. The coinage of Alexander III is remarkably complex. It's possible that larger than typical didrachms exist as a variety of a particular mint, but it's not my field of expertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your question would be better answered at <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php" rel="nofollow">FORVM</a>. They have a few Alexander III experts on the board.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1978714, member: 42773"]Well, the silver denominations of Alexander III are dekadrachm (rare), tetradrachm, didrachm, drachm, fifth tetradrachm (rare denomination used in Babylon), hemidrachm, diobol, obol, thirtieth tetradrachm (rare denomination used in Babylon), hemiobol, and quarter obol (also called tetartemorion). The closest denomination to 11g would be the didrachm, but they're typically around 9g. Maybe it's a fat didrachm. The coinage of Alexander III is remarkably complex. It's possible that larger than typical didrachms exist as a variety of a particular mint, but it's not my field of expertise. Your question would be better answered at [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php']FORVM[/URL]. They have a few Alexander III experts on the board.[/QUOTE]
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