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Coinage, standards of

(821 words)

Author(s): Stumpf, Gerd (Munich)
Relates to the systems of weights upon which ancient coinage was based. [German version] A. Greece In the Greek coinage system ( Money;  Minting), there were various standards; however, the designations of the nominal values and  weights were uniform and usually had the following ratios: 1  talent = 60 minai, 1  mina = 50 staters, 1  stater = 2 drachmas, 1  drachma = 6  oboloi [1. 159]. The determination of ancient standards of coinage is based on the average weight of the largest possible number of well-preser…

Navies

(1,799 words)

Author(s): Herz, Peter (Regensburg)
[German version] I. Gener…