Aegae (Aeolis), silver, tetradrachms (Apollo/standing Zeus) (150-140 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 1,646 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Wreathed head of Apollo Smintheos r., bow and quiver over shoulder. |
| Reverse: | AIΓAIEΩN (Greek).Zeus standing l., holding eagle and sceptre, in l. field, monogram. All within oak wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aegae (Aeolis) | Ancient region: | Aeolis | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 150 BCE | to | 140 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.80 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Meadows 2025, p. 95-99 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 4.6 | 1, 2 |
| 17 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 19.54 | 3 |
| 26 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 29.89 | 4 |
| 40 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 45.98 | 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 87 of 87 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 49 | Number of coins (n) | 87 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 17.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.78 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 9.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 98,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.3 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00089 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 35,510.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,646 kg <br /> 1,646 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 88,775.51 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (2025), "The coinage of Aegae in Aeolis," in Panagiotis P. Iossif and Yannis Stoyas (eds.), Fleur de Coin. Studies offered to François de Callataÿ by his students and friends, Phronesis 1, Athens, p. 86-125.
