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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andres2, post: 2674644, member: 79017&quot;]I believe the value in obols / drachma doesn&#039;t depend on the weight only,</p><p>the period it was minted is also important.</p><p>Over time these Ptolemic bronzes dropped in weight, but held their value in obols.</p><p>meaning a tetrobol (4 obols)&nbsp; minted in 250 BC had a weight of approx. 60 gram, the same valued tetrobol minted in 150 BC only had a weight of approx. 20 gram.</p><p>this is simply inflation.</p><p>Its much harder to determine with these Egyptian coins since there is no value mentioned on the coins themselves.</p><p>Compared to the bronze As of the Roman Empire , which dropped in weight in the same way, its much easier.</p><p>see picture: As weight between 200-100 BC from 42 gram to 15 gram.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]596331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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