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Roman ftandard, and that their Drachm was then 
equal to the Denarius. But I cannot find there is 
any Attic gold now extant, that was coined before 
Greece became fubjedt to the Ronians. 
The Perfian Daric Teems to have been the gold 
coin beft known at Athens in ancient times. This 
they called Stater (i), probably becaule it was the 
ftandard to which their Drachm was onVinallv 
adjufted, which the Lexicographers tell us was half 
its weight (2). 
Though Greaves fays, the Daric is ftill found in 
Perfia, it is certainly very fcarce, and perhaps of 
doubtful antiquity. 
For want, therefore, of the Daric, we mufi: have 
recourfe to the gold of Philip, who took either that 
coin or the Attic Drachm for his ftandard j as will 
appear, when I come to compare his money, and 
that of his fon Alexander, with the Attic filver. 
This he probably did, with a view to his intended 
invafion of Alia ; for the ancient fiandard of Macedon 
was very different from that of Athens, as I fliall 
fhew hereafter. 
Philip and his fon Alexander coined gold of 4, 2, 
I, and half an Attic Drachm. Mr. Duane hath a 
coin of Berenice, the wife of the fecond Antiochus, 
weighing a quarter of a Drachm. In the Pembroke 
cclledion is a gold medal of Lyfimachus, of 8 
Drachms; and Mr. Duane hath another of the like 
w'eight. But the Daric or was didrachmal, 
(1) Herodotus, L. VII. § 28. and Thucyd. L. VIII. §28* 
call it STarii/) ^xpetnoi. 
(2) Pollux, L. IV. c. 24. Hefychius, v. X^uo-ouf. 
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