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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7514441, member: 86498&quot;]Move over people speed demon is coming through. Well not quite. Derrones Ar Dodekadrachm&nbsp; 475-465 BC Obv. Man driving ox cart pulled by two oxen right. Helmet above. Rv. Triskeles within shallow incuse circle. HGC 279 35.51 grms 35 mm to 40 mm more or less. Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1298218[/ATTACH]This very large and crudely struck coin seems to present us with a number of problems. First off the weight standard is all over the map. Even with this issue with the name PEI or PIE can be about 5 grams apart from the heaviest to the lightest coin. A few issues which I assume could be later rarely get above 29 grams. Unfortunately this coinage does not make for easy interpretation. The total number of specimens known is quite small and they are further divided into a series of issues some of which are only known by one specimen.</p><p>&nbsp; There have been attempts to present these coins as some form of trade coin however I do not like that explanation that much at all. However I can come up with only one explanation and to be perfectly honest it is very weak. I assume that this coin formed some form of ceremonial function where the number of coins was more important than the weight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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