Magnesia ad Maeandrum, gold, staters (Artemis/Nike driving a biga) (125-120 BCE)
From SILVER
125 BCE - 120 BCE Gold 1,606 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and pendant earring and with her quiver and bow over her shoulder |
| Reverse: | [[Reverse legend::MAΓNHT[ΩN] - EYΦHMOΣ / ΠAYΣANIOY]] (Greek).Nike driving fast biga to right, holding whip in her right hand and reins in her left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Magnesia ad Maeandrum | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 125 BCE | to | 120 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.45 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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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 2021, p. 301-304 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 40 | 1 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 40 of 40 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 40 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 40 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 40 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00211 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 84,210.53 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,606 kg <br /> 1,606 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 210,526.32 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ellis-Evans, Aneurin (2021), "The Wreathed Tetradrachms and Gold Staters of Magnesia on the Maeander", in A. Meadows and U. Wartenberg (eds.), Presbeus. Studies in Ancient Coinage Presented to Richard Ashton, New York, p. 239-334.
