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Coins In Use In Babylonian Bavel

Jewish name        Sassanian             relationship     Weight silver

name                 to drachm    (gr)   (troy oz)

peshitta (AE)      pashiz (1/3 dang?)      5.6%?       0.23?  0.007288317

danka (AR)         dang (1/6 drahm)        16.7%       0.68   0.021864952

sela medina,       ster                    50.0%       2.04   0.065594855

istira (mostly AE,

drop of AR)

zuz (AR)           drahm, dirham           100.0%      4.08   0.131189711

istira (AR)        ster                    400.0%      16.32  0.524758842

(theoretically)

dinar (AU)         dinar                     ??          ??      ??

Note: AE = bronze or copper. AR = silver. AU = gold. For the bronze and

gold coins, the weight columns show the silver equivalent for that coin.