Lampsacus (Memnon of Rhodes), silver, drachms (356-354 BCE)
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356 BCE - 354 BCE Silver 1,974 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Youthful head of Helios left on radiate solar disk |
| Reverse: | (Greek).Rose with buds to either side, M-E flanking. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lampsacus | Ancient region: | Mysia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Memnon of Rhodes (c. 380-333 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 356 BCE | to | 354 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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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 2018, p. 60-64 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 10 | 37.04 | 10 | 9.71 | 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 18, 22, 25, 26 |
| 2 | 2 | 7.41 | 4 | 3.88 | 11, 15 |
| 3 | 4 | 14.81 | 12 | 11.65 | 3, 7, 14, 23 |
| 4 | 2 | 7.41 | 8 | 7.77 | 13, 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 11.11 | 18 | 17.48 | 16, 17, 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 11.11 | 21 | 20.39 | 1, 12, 27 |
| 8 | 2 | 7.41 | 16 | 15.53 | 21, 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 3.7 | 14 | 13.59 | 2 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 100 | 103 of 103 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 48 | Number of coins (n) | 103 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.81 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.04 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 636,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 36.59 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,469.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,974 kg <br /> 1,974 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,174.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ellis-Evans, Aneurin (2018), "Memnon and Mentor of Rhodes in the Troad", Numismatic Chronicle, 178, p. 33-70.
