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<p>[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 5183570, member: 93416"]Interesting comment. Chola silver apparently used the same weight standard as my Shahi masthead - seems to be close to 3.43g. So very close to the eight-to-the-ounce standard set for the denarius by Nero.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans were aware of this and there was a sort of ancient 'pre-Indo-European' theory put out by a Roman guy (I forget his name) that Romans and Hindus must have a common cultural origin as they used the same weight standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>The theory that European and Indian weight standards are related in some simple mathematical way continues to arise again and again. It was claimed in a paper in the journal Nature around 2002 as I recall, and I believe is still supported by Bosak.</p><p><br /></p><p>But personally I think you are right. This 3.4g matter is just a co-incidence, there was no direct link</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 5183570, member: 93416"]Interesting comment. Chola silver apparently used the same weight standard as my Shahi masthead - seems to be close to 3.43g. So very close to the eight-to-the-ounce standard set for the denarius by Nero. The Romans were aware of this and there was a sort of ancient 'pre-Indo-European' theory put out by a Roman guy (I forget his name) that Romans and Hindus must have a common cultural origin as they used the same weight standard. The theory that European and Indian weight standards are related in some simple mathematical way continues to arise again and again. It was claimed in a paper in the journal Nature around 2002 as I recall, and I believe is still supported by Bosak. But personally I think you are right. This 3.4g matter is just a co-incidence, there was no direct link Rob[/QUOTE]
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