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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3607938, member: 26302"]I do not think it was contested that heavily. They also had a Shapur tet I would have also got if I was not going to Thailand next month, (and bought a couple of platinum eagles last week).</p><p><br /></p><p>I got this one for a lot less than I would have paid, since Vahran II has kind of become a specialty of mine now since I lusted after them for so long.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the test themselves, they started under the Parthians as truly 4 drachma. Over time, I guess the Parthians figured they could "tax" the Greeks and get away with it by debasement. I find them interesting, since it shows the extent the Greeks led a separate life with a separate economy, since if they were integrated into the economy, there is no was a debased tet would circulate alongside good silver drachms. This one is full weight for 4 drachms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3607938, member: 26302"]I do not think it was contested that heavily. They also had a Shapur tet I would have also got if I was not going to Thailand next month, (and bought a couple of platinum eagles last week). I got this one for a lot less than I would have paid, since Vahran II has kind of become a specialty of mine now since I lusted after them for so long. As for the test themselves, they started under the Parthians as truly 4 drachma. Over time, I guess the Parthians figured they could "tax" the Greeks and get away with it by debasement. I find them interesting, since it shows the extent the Greeks led a separate life with a separate economy, since if they were integrated into the economy, there is no was a debased tet would circulate alongside good silver drachms. This one is full weight for 4 drachms.[/QUOTE]
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