Mylasa, silver, tetradrachms (Zeus Osogoa/Zeus Labraundos) (246-200 BCE)
From SILVER
246 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 2,039 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus Osogoa standing right, holding eagle in right hand, left hand holding trident set on crab. |
| Reverse: | MYΛAΣΕΩΝ (at sides) (Greek).Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys in right hand, left hand holding scepter set on ground. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mylasa | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 246 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 13.50 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Delrieux 1999, p. 33-45, pl. 9-10. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 36.36 | 1, 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 45.45 | 8 |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 18.18 | 3, 7 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,913.91 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,039 kg <br /> 2,039 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,284.77 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Delrieux, Fabrice (1999), "Les monnaies de Mylasa aux Types de Zeus Osogôa et Zeus Labraundeus", Numismatic Chronicle, 159, p. 33-45, pl. 9-10.
