Antioch ad Maeandrum, silver tetradrachms (Zeus/eagle etc.) (100-50 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 50 BCE Silver 7,982 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | ANTIOXEΩN above, EPMOΓENHΣ to left (Greek).Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt, Nike flying left, crowning eagle with wreath held in her extended right hand, all within circular maeander pattern. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch ad Maeandrum | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 50 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Thonemann 2019 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4874-4875 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 37 | Number of coins (n) | 54 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.84 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.95 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 24.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 495,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 29.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,356.6 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,982 kg <br /> 7,982 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,891.49 |
Remarks
Likely military
