Ilium, silver, drachms (90-50 BCE)
From SILVER
90 BCE - 50 BCE Silver 1,616 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet |
| Reverse: | AΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ (Greek).Athena Ilias standing right, holding distaff and spear, at her feet to right, owl standing right, head facing |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ilium | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | League of Athena Ilias |
Chronology
| From | 90 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 | 3.50 | Denomination: | drachm | 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.]]1Ellis-Evans 2016 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 66.67 | A, B, C, D |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 33.33 | E |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 461,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 30 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 33.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 519.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,616 kg <br /> 1,616 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,299.26 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ellis-Evans, Aneurin (2016), "The Koinon of Athena Ilias and its Coinage", American Journal of Numismatic, 28, p. 105-158, pl. 36-46.
