Lycia (uncertain mint) (Kherei), silver, staters (Athena/satrap) (425-400 BCE)
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425 BCE - 400 BCE Silver 5,010 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Athena on the right, wearing an Attic helmet. Behind the neck, Lycian character. |
| Reverse: | (Lycien).Heracles, right, wearing lion's headdress. On either side, in Lycian characters, Kherei Telebehihe. All within a hollow square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lycia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Kherei (dynast of Lycia, c. 430-410 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 425 BCE | to | 400 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.40 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]1Mørkholm - Zahle 1976 | ||
| 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° 5211, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 266 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.54 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.18 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 76.92 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 29.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 596,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 37.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 50% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,341.38 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,010 kg <br /> 5,010 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 3,353.45 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Morkholm, Otto - Jan, Zahle (1976), "The coinages of the Lycian dynasts Kheriga, Kherei and Erbbina", Acta Archaeologica 47, p. 47-90, 3 pls.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
