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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2229575, member: 19463&quot;]I find some interest that &quot;drachm&quot; is still used for a weight of 1/16 ounce.&nbsp; That makes four of them about 7 grams which is roughly what the last Alexandrian bronze tetradrachms weigh.&nbsp; The term was used for a weight and later applied to a coin with a meaning I believe we would be better off taking as &#039;standard coin&#039; as we also should for stater, nummus and follis.&nbsp; Perhaps the best translation for all is &#039;dose&#039;.&nbsp; Details and exact weights changed with time but people expected coins to be something and had a term for that something.&nbsp; We do the same thing with dollar and pound if you stop and think about it.&nbsp; Both have been issued in gold, silver and base metal over the span of time that separates Augustus from Diocletian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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