Philadelphia, bronze (6g) (Zeus/lyra) (200-100 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 31860

200 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Diademed head of Zeus right.
Reverse:	ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ (Greek).Lyre, monogram above, all within wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Philadelphia (Neocaesarea)

Ancient region:

Lydia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

200 BCE

to

100 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

6.00

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]Philadelphia_Zeus_lyra.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Hocahrd 2020, p. 279-280, n° 1380-1381
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/philadelpheia lydia hochard 2020 1.3.1380 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/philadelpheia lydia hochard 2020 1.3.1381

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	3.7	14
9	1	33.33	9	33.33	13
17	1	33.33	17	62.96	12
Total	3 of 3	99.99	27 of 27	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	13	Number of coins (n)	27
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	9	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.08
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	4.33	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.08	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	61,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.38	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00044
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.3%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	17,532.47
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	43,831.17

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation