Pergamum (Attalus I), silver, tetradrachms (241-197 BCE)
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241 BCE - 197 BCE Silver 43,264 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Philetairos right. |
| Reverse: | ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙPΟY (Greek).Athena seated left on throne, resting elbow upon shield and crowning name. Controls: palm branch outer left, monogram to inner left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pergamum | Ancient region: | Mysia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Attalid Kingdom, Attalus I (Attalid king, 241-197 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 241 BCE | to | 197 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Westermark 1960 | ||
| 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° 7219-7223, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 209 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 25 | 24.51 | 25 | 7.91 | 32, 35, 36, 37, 42, 47, 51, 54, 66, 67, 68, 71, 76, 77, 78, 80, 87, 91, 93, 99, 109, 117, 121, 129, 130 |
| 2 | 24 | 23.53 | 48 | 15.19 | 30, 33, 34, 39, 40, 45, 50, 56, 59, 70, 73, 75, 79, 81, 84, 98, 106, 110, 112, 114, 115, 122, 124, 128 |
| 3 | 16 | 15.69 | 48 | 15.19 | 31, 41, 58, 65, 69, 72, 74, 92, 96, 97, 118, 119, 120, 125, 126, 127 |
| 4 | 11 | 10.78 | 44 | 13.92 | 38, 52, 61, 82, 89, 90, 101, 102, 107, 116, 123 |
| 5 | 14 | 13.73 | 70 | 22.15 | 43, 46, 49, 57, 60, 62, 83, 86, 88, 100, 105, 108, 111, 113 |
| 6 | 7 | 6.86 | 42 | 13.29 | 29, 44, 48, 53, 63, 95, 104 |
| 7 | 3 | 2.94 | 21 | 6.65 | 55, 64, 94 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.98 | 8 | 2.53 | 103 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.98 | 10 | 3.16 | 85 |
| Total | 102 of 102 | 100 | 316 of 316 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 102 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 252 | Number of coins (n) | 316 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 24.51 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 128 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,560,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 150.62 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.09% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,937.5 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 43,264 kg <br /> 43,264 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,343.75 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (1960), Das Bildnis des Philetairos von Pergamon. Corpus der Münzprägung, Stockholm.
- ^ 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.
