Why make the same post on two different sites?
The
weights on fractions of Abydos vary
a lot!They vary so much that I was trying to figure out if they
had a non-standard set of
denominations, or just
poor quality control.
I spent a long time trying to convince myself there were hemiobols, 1/5 drachms, trihemiobols, etc. I finally gave up and decided the
standard three
denominations (tetartemorion,
obol,
drachm) is enough.
The data set is all the examples in my
collection, the
ANS,
SNG Copenhagen,
CNG sales, and and
Asia Minor Coins. I feel this is a representative sample.
Here is an example at 0.24g
I recorded the picture and
weight on
eBay, thinking it was a
hemiobol. However, I later purchased it (
Agora Auctions, May 2015, Lot 33-352 (
part of)), and decided it was merely clipped.
I have no clue if your example was clipped,
overstruck on a square coin, or if the
mint was having a bad day.