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<p>[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 4480658, member: 93416"]Yes. I would tend to see a gradation across the Greek world. From the rather extreme Doric culture of Sparta – no coins at all - to the mixed culture of Athens, primarily big tetradrachms - to the rather democratic Ionians at Miletos – with lots of small silver only. It would be the small silver that was actually useful to most people in the market place. We so very often hear about Athens being the birthplace of democracy – which is a bit odd if you read their leading thinkers like Plato or Aristotle. The Ionian actual democrat Democritus seems to have felt snubbed in Athens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Returning as I did earlier to a general overview – looking worldwide the really question is - why were there so many tetradrachms? Many if not most cultures are happy enough with just a 4 gram unit in silver – except for the Chinese – who went for 4 grams in copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 4480658, member: 93416"]Yes. I would tend to see a gradation across the Greek world. From the rather extreme Doric culture of Sparta – no coins at all - to the mixed culture of Athens, primarily big tetradrachms - to the rather democratic Ionians at Miletos – with lots of small silver only. It would be the small silver that was actually useful to most people in the market place. We so very often hear about Athens being the birthplace of democracy – which is a bit odd if you read their leading thinkers like Plato or Aristotle. The Ionian actual democrat Democritus seems to have felt snubbed in Athens. Returning as I did earlier to a general overview – looking worldwide the really question is - why were there so many tetradrachms? Many if not most cultures are happy enough with just a 4 gram unit in silver – except for the Chinese – who went for 4 grams in copper. Rob T[/QUOTE]
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