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Letter of Hermias
Description
The chief point of interest in this letter, which was written by a man in financial difficulties, is the ratio given in ll. 31 sqq. between the current values of the gold solidus and the murias of drachmae or denarii. A date in the second half of the fourth century is suggested by the handwriting, and the great deprecation of the murias makes it probable that the century was nearing its close.
Connections
Found at
Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (5)
- TM-Text 21597 primary
- APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.1781 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;9;1223 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy.9.1223 tier-1
- HGV-Text 21597 tier-1
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