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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 4066025, member: 93416&quot;]Hello [USER=102653]@TuckHard[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>By coincidence I recently saw a weight with such a vase (Purna-Kumbha) on it – surely for checking exactly this ‘4 massa’ standard (it is 9.88g). Write me off group if interested in more details</p><p><br /></p><p>What is your opinion of the weight system in use for these coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, it looks to me like the “4-Massa” coin is really near enough the same as 4 Indo-Greek drachms, thus close to the same Ratti standard used by the Indo-Greeks through Kushans.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is to say – at the time of issue, the “4-Masa” coins would be Tolas of 96 rattis, and thus your “massa” would really be 3 ancient Indian mashas each of 8 rattis…….</p><p><br /></p><p>I note Album took a different view to me on this example:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/stevealbum/browse?a=424&amp;l=414224" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/stevealbum/browse?a=424&amp;l=414224" rel="nofollow">https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/stevealbum/browse?a=424&amp;l=414224</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Its a complicated issue, and I think we need to tread carefully</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T</p><p><br /></p><p>PS Note - I still have not resolved my differences with SA over even Abd al-Malik’s standard!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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