½ Drachm - H.T. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ND front ½ Drachm - H.T. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ND back
½ Drachm - H.T. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ND photo
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½ Drachm - H.T. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ND

 
Brass 1.9 g 15.33 mm
Description
Location
United States
Type
Weights › Apothecaries' weights
Value
½ Drachm
Composition
Brass
Weight
1.9 g
Diameter
15.33 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#381975
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALF DRACHM
Ʒs
H. T.

Edge

Plain

Comment

Apothecaries Weights used by Pharmacists until the late 1960's in counter-balance scales.

This piece has 90 degree die rotation, as well as off center strike on one side.