Magnesia ad Maeandrum, silver, tetradrachms (155-140 BCE) Jones

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8104

155 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 12,742 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder.
Reverse:	MAΓΝΗTΩN (Greek).MAΓNHTΩN, Apollo Delphios standing left, holding filleted branch and resting elbow on tall tripod behind, EPAΣIΠΠOΣ/APIΣTEOY in two lines to left, maeander pattern below, all within laurel wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Magnesia ad Maeandrum

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Attalid Kingdom

Chronology

From

155 BCE

to

140 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.70

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H222 Artemis.jpeg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Jones 1979
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° 4485, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 222
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/magnesia ad maeandrum jones 1979 pausanias euphemou

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	6	16.67	6	2.48	6, 7, 15, 23, 35, 36
2	1	2.78	2	0.83	11
3	4	11.11	12	4.96	18, 19, 22, 26
4	5	13.89	20	8.26	3, 14, 16, 24, 31
5	3	8.33	15	6.2	1, 21, 33
6	2	5.56	12	4.96	4, 5
7	2	5.56	14	5.79	32, 34
8	3	8.33	24	9.92	12, 20, 25
9	1	2.78	9	3.72	2
10	4	11.11	40	16.53	9, 13, 17, 30
12	3	8.33	36	14.88	8, 28, 29
19	1	2.78	19	7.85	10
33	1	2.78	33	13.64	27
Total	36 of 36	100.01	242 of 242	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	36	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	6
Number of reverse dies (r)	142	Number of coins (n)	242
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6.72	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.7
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	3.94	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	16.67 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	38.15	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	763,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	42.29	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00032
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.52%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	12,686.76
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	12,742 kg <br /> 12,742 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	31,716.91

Remarks

Most likely two workstations