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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7287435, member: 86498"]Abdera Ar Tetradrachm or possibly a double siglos 321-320 BC Obv. Eagle griffin recumbent left raising right paw. Rv. Head of Apollo right. May 543 HGC 1211 h 10.68 grms 22 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1275978[/ATTACH]It does seem peculiar that whereas everyone else is going with an Attic standard coinage these guys are going with a coin of much lighter weight. The theory of the double siglos is attractive but that does fly in the face of the likely replacement of sigloi with attic drachms within Asia Minor. However it is likely that the siglos did penetrate regions outside Asia Minor and these coins might be the result of the need to maintain that standard in markets outside the control of the Macedonian Kingdom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7287435, member: 86498"]Abdera Ar Tetradrachm or possibly a double siglos 321-320 BC Obv. Eagle griffin recumbent left raising right paw. Rv. Head of Apollo right. May 543 HGC 1211 h 10.68 grms 22 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1275978[/ATTACH]It does seem peculiar that whereas everyone else is going with an Attic standard coinage these guys are going with a coin of much lighter weight. The theory of the double siglos is attractive but that does fly in the face of the likely replacement of sigloi with attic drachms within Asia Minor. However it is likely that the siglos did penetrate regions outside Asia Minor and these coins might be the result of the need to maintain that standard in markets outside the control of the Macedonian Kingdom.[/QUOTE]
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