Nicomedia? (Prusias II), silver, tetradrachms (182-149 BCE)
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182 BCE - 149 BCE Silver 31,337 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Prusias r., wearing winged diadem |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ (Greek).Zeus, wearing cloak, standing l., holding long sceptre with his l. hand, crowning kings name with his raised r. hand, in the field, eagle on thunderbolt l. over two monograms |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Nicomedia | Ancient region: | Bithynia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC), Prusias II of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, 182-149 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 182 BCE | to | 149 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.60 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Kaye 2013 | ||
| 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° 7265, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 7, n° 622 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 31 | 44.29 | 31 | 16.67 | 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 44, 48, 51, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68 |
| 2 | 8 | 11.43 | 16 | 8.6 | 3, 8, 30, 43, 45, 55, 59, 69 |
| 3 | 12 | 17.14 | 36 | 19.35 | 1, 13, 17, 23, 28, 36, 39, 40, 43, 46, 47, 60 |
| 4 | 9 | 12.86 | 36 | 19.35 | 5, 6, 12, 22, 31, 41, 50, 54, 65 |
| 5 | 3 | 4.29 | 15 | 8.06 | 2, 18, 33 |
| 6 | 2 | 2.86 | 12 | 6.45 | 9, 42 |
| 7 | 2 | 2.86 | 14 | 7.53 | 56, 57 |
| 8 | 2 | 2.86 | 16 | 8.6 | 52, 53 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.43 | 10 | 5.38 | 49 |
| Total | 70 of 70 | 100.02 | 186 of 186 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 70 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 119 | Number of coins (n) | 186 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.66 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.56 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.7 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 94.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,887,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 112.24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.87% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,941.1 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 31,337 kg <br /> 31,337 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,852.74 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Kaye, Noah (2013), "The silver tetradrachms of Prousias II of Bithynia", American Journal of Numismatics, 25, p. 21-48, pl. 4-24.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
