Lampsacus (Memnon of Rhodes), silver, drachms (356-354 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 11448

356 BCE - 354 BCE Silver 1,974 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Youthful head of Helios left on radiate solar disk
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	(Greek).Rose with buds to either side, M-E flanking.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Lampsacus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Mysia

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:

Memnon of Rhodes (c. 380-333 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

356 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

354 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

3.10

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

drachma

StandardStandard.:

Image

S1654 Lampsacus Memnon bronze.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Ellis-Evans 20181Ellis-Evans 2018, p. 60-64
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	27	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	10
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	48	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	103
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.81	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	2.15
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.78	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	37.04 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	31.84	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	636,800
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)	36.59	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00016
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90.29%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	6,469.85
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	1,974 kg <br /> 1,974 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	16,174.62

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation