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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 7484257, member: 115909&quot;]For example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Both of these coins are &quot;octodrachms&quot; = 8 drachmae.</p><p><br /></p><p>But did they have the same value?</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t seem likely considering there is almost equal amounts of gold &amp; silver in both coins (~27-30g) yet gold was worth more than silver by a factor of 10 or more in those days.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;m assuming gold drachmae and silver drachmae were worth different amounts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can someone explain how this worked?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294884[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294885[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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