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Greek coin weight standards can be confusing. There were many different coin

denominations, struck under various weight standards, at thousands of Greek cities

over the span of 600+ years.

• What's the difference between a stater and a tetradrachm?
  

• What fraction of a drachm is a tetartemorion?
  

• Is my coin a triobol or a hemidrachm?
  

• How much should a genuine didrachm weigh under the Attic weight standard?
  

These, and many other questions, can be answered by a perusal of the Table of Coin Weight Standards (link below). The table includes all the known Greek weight standards, for electrum, gold, silver, and bronze. Basic information on Roman denominations is also included.

Start making sense of Greek coin denominations. Print a copy of this table and carry it with you! No one will think you're a nerd...trust me.

Cistophoric tetradrachm

Babylonian weight

Weighing precious metal rings, Egypt

Weighing scene on Greek vase

I carry a Table of Coin Weight Standards with me wherever

I go!

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