Myrina, silver, drachms (Apollo/standing Apollo) (150-140 BCE)
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150 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 574 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | MYPINAIΩN (Greek).Apollo Grynios standing to right, holding branch in his left hand and phiale in his right, at his feet to right, omphalos and amphora, in field to left, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Myrina | Ancient region: | Aeolis | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 150 BCE | to | 140 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.80 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Sacks 1985, p. 43 | ||
| 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° 4217, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 217a | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 42.86 | 1, 3, 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 57.14 | 2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 75 % |
| 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) | 9.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.14% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,854.3 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 574 kg <br /> 574 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,635.76 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Sacks, Kenneth S. (1985), "The Wreathed Coins of Aeolian Myrina", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 30, p. 1-43, pl. 1-22.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
