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certainly a mistake for Danake, as he names the half coin Hemidanakion. 
Suiclas also writes the name Danalce , and repeats what was previously said 
by Hesychius, that this coin was placed in the mouths of the dead. Com¬ 
paring the statement of Hesychius, that the Danalce was worth more than 
an obolus, with the present division of the mishkal or shekel into 6 Ddniksy 
it results that the normal weight of the Danalce must have been upwards 
of 14 grains, or more exactly 87'36 divided by 6 = 14 56 grains. Coins 
approaching this weight, that is from 12 to 13 grains, are not uncommon, 
but they are all of later date than the incuse Darics and sigli. According 
to Mr. Head these are obols of the Babylonian standard of 14 grains. The 
name of Danalce at once suggests the Indian silver tanglca , which was of 
exactly the same weight, that is the fourth part of the 56 grains Icarsha. 
Specimens of the half-Danik , or JDemi-danakion of Hes} T chius are 
also known, but they are very rare. One of 6 grains with a city wall on 
one side, and the kneeling archer on the other is noticed by Mr. Head. 
I can find no mention in ancient authors of the copper coinage of 
Persia ; but a few specimens have come down to us, three of which are noted 
by Mr. Head. I possess a rather fine example of his Plate XIII, fig. 23, 
weighing only 24 grains. If the old Indian rate of 40 copper to 1 silver 
prevailed also in Persia, this coin would have been just one-twentieth of the 
Danake, or Persian obolus. The relative values of the ancient Persian coins 
just described will be best understood by arranging them in tabular form. 
Gold grains Value in silver Sigli. 
1 Double Daric,. 268*8 = 40 sigli or shekels. * 
1 Daric, .. 134*4 = 20 „ „ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Silver. 
Pentasiglon = . 436*8 = 
Disiglon or Darm = 174 72 = 
Siglos or Shekel,. 87*36 = 
Chahar Danik,. 58*24 = 
Double Danik,. 29*12 = 
Danik or Danake, ... 14*56 = 
Danik, Hemidanakion, 7*28 = 
1 siglos. 
-| siglos—the Indian karsha. 
i siglos—the Indian kona. 
siglos—the Indian tangka. 
Tt siglos. 
In Sanskrit Dictionaries I find mention of a coin named Dopaka, whic 4 
is said to he of the value of one-seventieth of the Indian Suvarna. As this 
would be an extremely inconvenient sub-division, I think it almost certain 
that the coin was one-sixtieth of the Persian Daric and Attic stater of 
Bactria, which was just equal to six-sevenths of the Indian Suvarna. A 
coin of this value certainly existed in India, but it was a half karsha in 
value, and was usually called kona . 
