Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, obols (head of lion/stellate pattern) (395-377 BCE)
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395 BCE - 377 BCE Silver 242 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head and front leg of roaring lion left. |
| Reverse: | Stellate pattern in circular incuse. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mylasa | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Hecatomnus of Caria (satrap of Caria, c. 395-c. 377 BC), Persian Empire, Hecatomnid dynasty |
Chronology
| From | 395 BCE | to | 377 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.00 | Denomination: | obol
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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.]]1Konuk 1998b | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 245b | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 242,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,652.89 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 242 kg <br /> 242 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,132.23 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
