Side (Amyntas), silver, tetradrachms (Athena/ standing Nike) (36-25 BCE) Atlan 1975
From SILVER
36 BCE - 25 BCE Silver 1,888 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena wearing a crested Corinthian helmet |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (Greek).BAΣI-ΛΕΩΣ/ AMYN-TOY Nike flying left, holding sceptre adorned with bands. In the field on the left, IB. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Side | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Amyntas of Galatia (tetrarch and king of Galatia, 37/6-25 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 36 BCE | to | 25 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.00 | 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.]]1Atlan 1975, p. 575-611, pl. 1-8. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 260 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 8.16 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 16.67 | 9 | 9.18 | 4 |
| 15 | 1 | 16.67 | 15 | 15.31 | 5 |
| 21 | 1 | 16.67 | 21 | 21.43 | 6 |
| 22 | 1 | 16.67 | 22 | 22.45 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 16.67 | 23 | 23.47 | 2 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 98 of 98 | 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) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 98 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 16.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.97 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 5.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 118,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00083 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 33,220.34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,888 kg <br /> 1,888 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 83,050.85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
