Mylasa (Hecatomnus), silver, tetrobols (head of lion/floral pattern) (392-377 BCE)
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392 BCE - 377 BCE Silver 5,830 kg
Description
| Obverse: | EKA (Greek).Head of lion facing to left, mouth open, EKA above. |
| Reverse: | Star-like floral pattern. |
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 | 392 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 | 4.20 | Denomination: | tetrobol or trite | Standard: | Milesian |
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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° 4951, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 245 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 20 | 38.46 | 20 | 14.18 | III, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 18, 21, 24, 25, 27, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 |
| 2 | 11 | 21.15 | 22 | 15.6 | VII, VIII, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 44 |
| 3 | 7 | 13.46 | 21 | 14.89 | IV, 7, 20, 26, 32, 33, 39 |
| 4 | 4 | 7.69 | 16 | 11.35 | VI, 12, 22, 31 |
| 5 | 5 | 9.62 | 25 | 17.73 | V, 17, 28, 35, 37 |
| 6 | 3 | 5.77 | 18 | 12.77 | I, II, 30 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.92 | 8 | 5.67 | 29 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.92 | 11 | 7.8 | 36 |
| Total | 52 of 52 | 99.99 | 141 of 141 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 52 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 102 | Number of coins (n) | 141 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.71 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.96 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.46 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 69.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,388,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 82.38 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,063.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,830 kg <br /> 5,830 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,158.5 |
Remarks
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.
