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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Calbrey, post: 7495889, member: 38412&quot;]Here&#039;s my simple and humble opinion. The drachm was a unit of weight. The value of currency was also measured by the amount or weight of precious metal in it. The monetary system began &quot;practically&quot; and had been almost inaugurated with the famous silver Greek Tetradrachm ( 4 drachma ). It weighed nearly over 16 g. As if saying that a drachm weighed nearly 4 g. We&#039;re in the early fifth or late sixth century BC. Later, during the reign of Ptolemy II for instance, a bronze drachm was struck. It weighed nearly 68 g . ( so huge ). I conceived that the bronze drachm at that time was equal in value to a silver drachm struck at the same time or period.</p><p>Thus 1 drachm bronze = 68 g. was equal in value to 1 drachm silver = 4 g. That would imply 1 gram of silver was worth 68/4 = 17 grams of bronze at that time.</p><p>This is simply logical, but there were more complicated things or measures or considerations that should be taken into account. Photo: drachm under Ptol II.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1295753[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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