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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 26329535, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1680795[/ATTACH] If these coins are all staters - why does their weight vary so much....this little question turned into a deep dive into weight standards for Greek coins.&nbsp; My notes on this posted today on sullacoins.com could use a healthy dose of peer-review.&nbsp; For anyone interested &amp; willing to provide input:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I would be grateful for any comments on what is <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures" rel="nofollow">here</a> and key references that should be considered.</p><p><br /></p><p>The summary answer is that these were struck on various weight standards, but what does that mean and why?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1680796[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>much more on this topic can be found at the link above.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hopefully the summary is a bit helpful in improving understanding of these standards, and any correction and suggestions for improvement are much appreciated.&nbsp; Standards are all illustrated with coins from my collection (for Rhodian standard coins I don&#039;t have many to choose from &amp; Chian, none).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post a silver stater (or many) and name the weight standard (or standards) that your coin(s) was minted on.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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