Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, staters (head of lion/stellate pattern) (395-377 BCE)
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395 BCE - 377 BCE Silver 2,335 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of a roaring lion to left, his leg stretched to right below. |
| Reverse: | Stellate pattern. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mylasa | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Hecatomnid dynasty, Hecatomnus of Caria (satrap of Caria, c. 395-c. 377 BC), Persian Empire |
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 | 12.30 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]2Sear II, n° 4950, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 245c | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 189,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 842.99 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,335 kg <br /> 2,335 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,107.48 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Konuk, Koray (1998), The Coinage of the Hekatomnids of Caria [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Oxford.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
