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Greek Coin Weights and Denominations

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Greek Coin Weight Standards

Achaean: Stater (3 Drachm) / 8.9g

Aeginetan: Stater (Didrachm) / 12.2g

Asiatic: Tetradrachm / 13.3g

Attic: Tetradrachm / 17.2g

Campanian: Stater (Didrachm) / 7.5g

Chian: Tetradrachm / 15.6g

Cistaphoric: Tetradrachm / 12.6g

Corcyrean: Stater (Didrachm) / 11.6g

Corinthian: Stater (3 drachm) / 8.6g

Euboeic: Stater (Didrachm) / 17.2g

Lycian: Stater (Didrachm) / 8.6 to 10.0g

Milesian: Electrum Stater / 14.1g

Persian: Gold Daric / 8.35g

Persian: Siglos / 8.35 to 8.55g

Phocaic: Electrum Stater / 16.1g

Pheonician: Shekel (Didrachm) / 7.0g

Rhodian: Tetradrachm / 13.2 to 15.2g

Samian: Tetradrachm / 13.1g

Sicilian: Litra / 0.86g

Thraco, Macedonian: Various weights

New Style Athens Tetradrachm

Greek Coins

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Greek Coin Denominations

Weights will vary based on where coin was struck.

Dekadrachm: 10 drachm / @43g

Tetradrachm: 4 drachm / 11.16 – 17.30g

Drachm: 4 obols / 3.72 – 4.33g

Tetrobol: drachm / 2.85 – 2.58g

Triobol/hemidrachm: 3 obol / 2.15 – 1.72g

Diobol: 2 obol / 1.43g

Trihemiobol: ¼ drachm / 0.93 – 1.07g

Obol: 1/6 drachm / 0.72 – 0.86g

Greek Silver Coin Denominations

Greek Coins

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