Side (Amyntas), silver, tetradrachms (Athena/ standing Nike) (36-25 BCE) Miebach 2026
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36 BCE - 25 BCE Silver 1,860 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Athena r., in l. field, monogram |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ (Greek).Nike advancing l., holding long sceptre tied with a diadem, in inner l. field, ΙΒ (or not) |
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), Kingdom of Galatia, Roman Republic |
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 | 15.90 | 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.]]1Miebach 2026, Type 20-23 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 3501, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 7, n° 778 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 9 | 1 | 16.67 | 9 | 7.56 | 74 |
| 14 | 1 | 16.67 | 14 | 11.76 | 73 |
| 20 | 1 | 16.67 | 20 | 16.81 | 76 |
| 22 | 1 | 16.67 | 22 | 18.49 | 75 |
| 27 | 2 | 33.33 | 54 | 45.38 | 71, 72 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 119 of 119 | 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) | 29 | Number of coins (n) | 119 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 117,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.32 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00102 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 40,683.76 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,860 kg <br /> 1,860 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 101,709.4 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military The types 20-23 are die-linked, in particular the types with the letter IB (22-23) with those without (20-21). The letters IB have been engraved on a die without.
References
- ^ Miebach, Denise (2026), From the reorganization of Pompey up to the reign of Augustus. What can coinage contribute to our understanding of client kingdoms in central Asia Minor during the Late Hellenistic period?, Unpublished DPhil, Oxford.
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
