Hello
I suggest the addition of the following currencies to the Ptolemaic Kingdom, covering Ptolemy I-IV:
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Attic Drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC)
1 Drachm (4.31 g Attic standard) = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols • 1 Tetradrachm = 2 Didrachms = 4 Drachms • 1 gold Stater (8.6 g) = 5 silver Tetradrachms • 1 Chalkon (circa 1 g) = 1⁄8 Obol • 1 Tetartemorion = 1⁄4 Obol
Ptolemaic Drachm, First Reform of Ptolemy I Soter (circa 306 – 294 BC)
1 Drachm (3.925 g) = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols • 1 Tetradrachm = 2 Didrachms = 4 Drachms • 1 gold Attic Stater (8.6 g) = 6 Ptolemaic Tetradrachms • 1 Ptolemaic Stater (7.13 g Phoenician standard, from circa 299 BC) = 5 Ptolemaic Tetradrachms • 1 Chalkon (circa 1 g) = 1⁄8 Obol • 9 Ptolemaic Drachms = 8 Attic Drachms • 1 Tetartemorion = 1⁄4 Obol
Ptolemaic Drachm, Second Reform of Ptolemy I Soter (circa 294 – 272 BC)
1 Drachm (3.565 g Amphipolitan standard) = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols = 1⁄5 Demotic Shekel • 1 Octadrachm = 2 Tetradrachm = 4 Didrachms = 8 Drachms • 1 gold Pentadrachm / Trichryson (17.85 g) = 10 gold Triobols / Hemidrachms / Tetarte = 2½ gold Ptolemaic Staters = 60 silver Drachms • 1 Chalkon (circa 1 g) = 1⁄8 Obol
Ptolemaic Drachm, Early Reform of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (circa August 272 – 265/260 BC)
1 Drachm (3.48 g) = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols • 1 gold Mnaieion / Octadrachm (27.87 g) = 2 Pentekontadrachmon = 100 silver Drachms • 1 gold Drachm = 12½ silver Drachms • 1 Decadrachm = 2½ Tetradrachms = 5 Didrachms = 10 Drachms
Ptolemaic Drachm, Bronze Reform of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (circa 265/260 – 204 BC)
1 Drachm (3.48 g) = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols • 1 gold Mnaieion / Octadrachm (27.87 g) = 2 Pentekontadrachmon = 100 silver Drachms • 1 gold Drachm = 12½ silver Drachms • 1 Decadrachm = 2½ Tetradrachms = 5 Didrachms = 10 Drachms • 1 bronze Drachm (circa 69 g) = 1½ Tetrobols = 2 Triobols = 3 Diobols = 6 Obols = 9 Tritartemoria = 12 Hemiobols • 1 Obol = 4 Dichalkoi = 8 Chalkoi • 1 reformed bronze Drachm = 1½ old bronze Drachm (circa 46 g)
Attic Drachm, Reform of Berenice II (circa 246 – 221 BC)
1 Drachm (4.31 g Attic standard) = 2 Hemidrachms • 1 Decadrachm = 2 Pentadrachms = 2½ Tetradrachms = 5 Didrachms = 10 Drachms • 1 gold Drachm (8.6 g) = 10 silver Drachms
Info is according to C. Lorber, volume 1 pages 22-46; 104-118; 152-171; 206-236; 395; and volume 2 pages 5-6 and 50-52.
The current currency can be transformed to one of the above.
Thank you
