Smyrna (Prytanes), gold, staters (Cybele/standing Cybele) (85-75 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 31281

85 BCE - 75 BCE Gold 2,754 kg

Description

Obverse:	Bust of Tyche wearing a turreted crown and a bun, locks on the back of the neck
Reverse:	ZMYPNAIΩN / ΠPYTANΕΙΣ (Greek).Cybele facing wearing a kalathos (basket) and a long draped tunic, holding a Nike and her drapery over the hip

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Smyrna

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

85 BCE

to

75 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

8.50

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]Smyrna_Staters_prytanes.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Milne 1927, XV, 344
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/smyrna milne 1927 xv 344?lang=en

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	1	100	2	100	1
Total	1 of 1	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	1	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	1.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	32,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,469.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	2,754 kg <br /> 2,754 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,172.84

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation