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Inscribed Silver Plate from Tomb II at Vergina: Chronological Implications

David Gill

Hesperia, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 335 - 358

Swansea University Author: David Gill

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DOI (Published version): 10.2972/hesp.77.2.335

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<p>Five items of silver plate from tomb II at Vergina are inscribed with their ancient weights. The inscriptions, using the acrophonic and alphabetic systems, suggest that the pieces were made to a drachma weight of ca. 4.2 g. This weight of drachma was introduced to Macedonia by Alexander the...

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ISSN: 0018-098X
Published: American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) 2008
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