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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3746159, member: 83845"]I don’t pretend to be an expert on the issue but if I understand correctly the latest research I have read indicates that the Soter Megas Coins (such as [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] ’s example) were at the beginning of a newly introduced reform that was based roughly on an attic standard. However, because the new coins were replacing the older Indian debased standard where the Indian unit was debased to about ~2 g the new ~8.5 g didrachms also traded as roughly equivalent to tetradrachms in those territories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore Brian’s coin is a didrachm that sometimes traded as a tetradrachm. I don’t think there is universal agreement on this though so I chose to call my example a “unit” in true sidestep form <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the relevant excerpt from one of the leading researchers in this field: Joe Cribb. The full situation is listed as [2] in my above linked write up.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004818[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004819[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3746159, member: 83845"]I don’t pretend to be an expert on the issue but if I understand correctly the latest research I have read indicates that the Soter Megas Coins (such as [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] ’s example) were at the beginning of a newly introduced reform that was based roughly on an attic standard. However, because the new coins were replacing the older Indian debased standard where the Indian unit was debased to about ~2 g the new ~8.5 g didrachms also traded as roughly equivalent to tetradrachms in those territories. Therefore Brian’s coin is a didrachm that sometimes traded as a tetradrachm. I don’t think there is universal agreement on this though so I chose to call my example a “unit” in true sidestep form ;) Here is the relevant excerpt from one of the leading researchers in this field: Joe Cribb. The full situation is listed as [2] in my above linked write up. [ATTACH=full]1004818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1004819[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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