H 251 - Apamea, silver, cistophori (166-133 BCE) Kleiner & Noe
From SILVER
166 BCE - 133 BCE Silver 17,055 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Serpent emerging from within cista mystica with open lid, all within ivy wreath |
| Reverse: | (Greek).Bow case between two entwined serpents, to left, AΠ monogram, to right, head of elephant right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Apamea | Ancient region: | Phrygia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 166 BCE | to | 133 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.50 | Denomination: | cistophorus
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Standard: | Cistophoric |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kleiner - Noe 1977 | ||
| 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° 5110-5111, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 251, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 7, n° 654 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 17 | 35.42 | 17 | 14.66 | 4, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 42, 45, 47 |
| 2 | 16 | 33.33 | 32 | 27.59 | 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 23, 26, 33, 34, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48 |
| 3 | 4 | 8.33 | 12 | 10.34 | 15, 28, 32, 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 10.42 | 20 | 17.24 | 1, 3, 10, 25, 36 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.17 | 10 | 8.62 | 6, 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 6.25 | 18 | 15.52 | 2, 21, 31 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.08 | 7 | 6.03 | 46 |
| Total | 48 of 48 | 100 | 116 of 116 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 48 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 100 | Number of coins (n) | 116 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.42 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.16 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.08 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.42 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 68.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,364,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 81.88 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.34% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,400.76 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 17,055 kg <br /> 17,055 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,501.91 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. - Noe, Sydney P. (1977), The early Cistophoric coinage, Numismatic Studies 14, New York, 129 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
