Halicarnassus (Idrieus), silver, didrachms (Apollo/Zeus Labraundos) (351-343 BCE)
From SILVER
351 BCE - 343 BCE Silver 1,647 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Facing, laureate head of Apollo, slightly turned to right, wearing chlamys around neck, fixed with a disc-shaped fibula. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IΔPIEΩΣ (Greek).IDRIEWS Zeus Labraundos, wearing long chiton and himation, standing right, holding long, lotus-tipped sceptre in his left hand, with his right hand bipennis (double axe) over his right shoulder, between bottom of chiton and sceptre, inscription. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Halicarnassus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Caria | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Hecatomnid dynasty, Persian Empire, Idrieus of Caria |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 351 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 343 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 6.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC250 Halicarnassus .jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Konuk 1998b1Konuk 1998b, n° 98-114 (D1-D9 et R1-R17). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4959, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 250 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 3 | 12.5 | 7, 8, 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 22.22 | 4 | 16.67 | 3, 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 22.22 | 6 | 25 | 5, 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 11.11 | 5 | 20.83 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 11.11 | 6 | 25 | 2 |
| Total | 9 of 9 | 99.99 | 24 of 24 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 17 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.41 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 242,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 14.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,963.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 1,647 kg <br /> 1,647 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 9,909.17 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Konuk, Koray (1998), The Coinage of the Hekatomnids of Caria [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Oxford.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
