S 1651 - Clazomenae, silver, tetradrachms (170-150 BCE)
From SILVER
170 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 391 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Zeus r. |
| Reverse: | ΔIOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ – EΠIΦANOYΣ (Greek).Amazon standing l., wearing tunic and boots, holding a long spear in her r. hand and double-headed axe in her l. over her l. shoulder and a short sword at her side. In inner r. field, monogram and, in exergue, KΛAZO |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Clazomenae | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 170 BCE | to | 150 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.70 | 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.]]1Meadows 2009 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 391 kg <br /> 391 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (2009), "The Hellenistic silver coinage of Clazomenae", in Oguz Tekin (ed.), Ancient History, Numismatics and Epigraphy in the Mediterranean World. Studies in memory of Clemens E. Bosch and Sabahat Atlan and in honour of Nezahat Baydur, Istanbul, Ege, p. 247-262.
