Oenoanda, silver, didrachms (Zeus/eagle) (82-80 BCE)
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82 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 633 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Zeus right, behind, lotus-tipped sceptre, Λ left of sceptre |
| Reverse: | OI-NO/AN in two lines across field (Greek).Eagle standing right., wings closed, on winged thunderbolt d thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Oenoanda | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 82 BCE | to | 80 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.14 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Ashton - Sekunda 2005, p. 65-84, pl. 4-8 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Callataÿ 2007b | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 4.71 | 1, 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3.53 | 3 |
| 78 | 1 | 25 | 78 | 91.76 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 85 of 85 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 85 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 21.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.44 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 77,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00109 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 43,701.8 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 633 kg <br /> 633 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 109,254.5 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military Richard Ashton argues for a chronology just after the battle of Magnesia in 189 BCE; François de Callataÿ has argued for the Mithridatic times (which is the hypothesis retained here)
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard H. J. - Sekunda, Nicholas Victor (2005) "The Coinage of Oinoanda", Numismatic Chronicle 165, p. 65-84, pl. 4-8.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2007), “Les monnaies en argent d’Oinoanda : après Apamée (188 av. J.-C.) ou après Mithridate (85-82 av. J.-C.) ?”, in Gh. Moucharte et al. (eds.), Liber Amicorum Tony Hackens, Numismatica Lovaniensia 20, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 203-211.
