Philadelphia, bronze (9g) (Artemis/Apollo citharedus) (200-100 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver at shoulder. |
| Reverse: | ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ / EPMIΠΠΩΣ EPMOΓΕΝΟΥΣ / ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣ (Greek).1) Apollo seated left, holding patera in right hand and resting left elbow on lyre, on back of throne, owl standing right, head facing, or 2) Apollo standing right, holding a plectrum in his right hand and a lyre in his left. . |
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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 9.00 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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.]]1Hochard 2020, p. 278-279, n° 13741378 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 4.08 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 6.12 | 11 |
| 7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 14.29 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 16.33 | 6 |
| 12 | 1 | 16.67 | 12 | 24.49 | 10 |
| 17 | 1 | 16.67 | 17 | 34.69 | 7 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 49 of 49 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 18 | Number of coins (n) | 49 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.72 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.21 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 124,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.84 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00039 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,781 |
| 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 | 39,452.5 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Hochard, Pierre-Olivier (2020), Lydie, terre d'empire(s): Etude de numismatique et d'histoire (228 a.C.-268 p.C.), 2 vol., Bordeaux, 2020, 1325 p.
