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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3389455, member: 93416&quot;][ATTACH=full]782290[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV Oktadrachm (29mm, 27.69 g, 12h). Attic standard. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone got thoughts on the weight standard here?</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume an Oktadrachm to Attic standard would be 34g or so?</p><p><br /></p><p>The Phoenician stater at Carthage seems to be c. 7.4g [and apparently a quarter ounce to a very old Syrian/Phoenician mina (5 deben in Egypt) of about 470g.]</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose this to be an Oktadrachm at a kind of Ptolemaic reduced version of this Phoenician weight – thus with a 2 drachm stater of 27.69g/ 4 thus 6.92g.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is nearly a quarter oz to the Attic mina – but about 0.1g high……..</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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