Magnesia ad Maeandrum, silver, tetradrachms (Artemis/Apollo) (145-140 BCE) (Ellis-Evans)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 10768

145 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 13,111 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed and draped bust of Artemis r., bow and quiver over her l. shoulder
Reverse:	MAΓNHΤΩN – EPAΣIΠΠOΣ – APIΣTEOY (Greek).Apollo standing l. on a meander pattern, holding a branch and leaning against a tripod surmounted by a quiver, all within wreath

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Magnesia ad Maeandrum

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Attalus II (220-138 BCE)

Chronology

From

145 BCE

to

140 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.90

Denomination:

tetradrachm

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. 255-293
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 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	5	12.5	5	0.56	6, 35, 37, 39, 40
2	3	7.5	6	0.67	15, 16, 38
5	1	2.5	5	0.56	7
8	2	5	16	1.8	12, 14
9	1	2.5	9	1.01	20
11	2	5	22	2.47	13, 24
13	1	2.5	13	1.46	1
14	1	2.5	14	1.57	28
15	1	2.5	15	1.68	21
16	4	10	64	7.18	22, 26, 33, 36
19	2	5	38	4.26	5, 18
20	1	2.5	20	2.24	17
21	1	2.5	21	2.36	3
22	1	2.5	22	2.47	4
23	3	7.5	69	7.74	27, 31, 32
26	2	5	52	5.84	8, 10
32	1	2.5	32	3.59	19
37	1	2.5	37	4.15	30
41	1	2.5	41	4.6	2
47	1	2.5	47	5.27	25
51	1	2.5	51	5.72	23
53	1	2.5	53	5.95	9
63	1	2.5	63	7.07	34
70	1	2.5	70	7.86	11
106	1	2.5	106	11.9	29
Total	40 of 40	100	891 of 891	99.98

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	40	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	198	Number of coins (n)	891
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	22.28	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	4.95	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	12.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	38.79	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	775,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	41.88	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00115
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.44%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	45,939.68
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	13,111 kg <br /> 13,111 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	114,849.19

Remarks

Most likely two workstations