Magnesia ad Maeandrum, silver, didrachms (210-200 BCE)
From SILVER
210 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,432 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse advancing right. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAΓΝ(Η) (Greek).Bull butting left, ΔIOΠEΘHΣ below, all within circular maeander pattern. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Magnesia ad Maeandrum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 210 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H221 Magnesia on the Maeander.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kinns 19891Kinns 1989 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4476, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 221 | ||
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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 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7.14 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, 23, 27, 28, 32, 40, 42, 44, 46, 57 |
| 3 | 3 | 60 | 9 | 64.29 | 3, 4, 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 28.57 | 1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 14 of 14 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 11 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 14 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.27 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 6.57 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 131,400 |
| 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) | 7.78 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,261.8 |
| 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 | 1,432 kg <br /> 1,432 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 10,654.49 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kinns, Philip (1989), "Two Studies in the Silver Coinage of Magnesia on the Maeander", in Mélanges C. M. Kraay et O. Morkholm, Wetteren, p. 137-148, pl. 39-40.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
