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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 4264855, member: 92212&quot;][USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER]&nbsp; My central collecting theme overlaps many cultures over a wide period of time. That results in my being somewhat of a &quot;jack of all trades; master of none&quot;.&nbsp; With that caveat stated . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>The weight of the 4 examples I posted above are less than 1 gram a piece.&nbsp; A classic drachm would be around 4.3 grams. So none of the 4 could be considered a drachm. </p><p><br /></p><p>An obol is 1/6th of a drachm, or about .7 gram.&nbsp; 2 of the 4 coins I posted are right at the .7 gram mark so they each could be considered an &quot;obol&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Yehud example is virtually spot on the weight considered to be a &quot;gerah&quot; (a Hebrew unit of weight). This Hebrew term lines up with the fact the coin was produced in the area around Jerusalem. The Arabic term for &quot;gerah&quot; is &quot;ma&#039;ah&quot;.&nbsp; In some circles the two terms could perhaps be synonyms.&nbsp; And as to your question:</p><p><br /></p><p>No, I do not.&nbsp; Anybody??? </p><p><br /></p><p>I like the obverse of your tetradrachm! Tight flan, but well-centered.&nbsp; Metal looks good and smooth. No test cuts.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Due to the small image it is hard to get a read on the line you mentioned, but from what I can see it does look like an intentional part of the die rather than a die break. If you have a larger image I&#039;d like to see it.&nbsp; (I&#039;d also like to see the reverse image if you find it or snap a picture of it yourself.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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