Ilium (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (155-145 BCE)
From SILVER
155 BCE - 145 BCE Silver 3,079 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Alexander r. diademed and with Ammon’s horn |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena seated l. on throne, holding Nike in r. and spear in l., behind, shield |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ilium | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 155 BCE | to | 145 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1Ellis-Evans - Erol-Özdizbay 2020 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 11.11 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 80 | 8 | 88.89 | 1, 3, 4, 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 182,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,975.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,079 kg <br /> 3,079 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,939.63 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Ellis-Evans, Aneurin - Erol-Özdizbay, Aliye (2020), "Coins from the Kırıkhan Hoard in Hatay Archaeological Museum," Numismatic Chronicle, 180, p. 39-58
