Lampsacus, silver, tetradrachms (100-67 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 70 BCE Silver 1,912 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Priapos r., wearing ivy wreath, his hair falling in locks over shoulders |
| Reverse: | ΛΑΜΨΑ – ΚΗΝΩΝ / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ / ΜΕΙΚΑΛΟΥ (Greek).Apollo Kitharoidos standing r., wearing long robes and holding lyre in his l. hand, his r. at his side, below, in inner l. field, monogram and in inner r., bow and arrow |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lampsacus | Ancient region: | Mysia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 70 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.40 | 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.]]1Ellis-Evans 2020, p. 100 | ||
| 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° 3897 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1, 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 20 of 20 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 14 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.83 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 116,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,861.06 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,912 kg <br /> 1,912 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,152.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
