Stratoniceia, silver, drachms (Hecate/Nike) (140-88 BCE)
From SILVER
140 BCE - 88 BCE Silver 137 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Hekate hd. r. surmounted by crescent |
| Reverse: | CT-PA (Greek).ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟC CT-PA - Nike advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm over left shoulder. Above, magistrate's name. In lower right field, symbol. To either side, first letters of ethnic. All within shallow incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Stratoniceia | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 140 BCE | to | 88 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.95 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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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 2002, p. 80-81, n° 1-6 (drachm, Group 2) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 87.5 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 46,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,866.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 137 kg <br /> 137 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,167.38 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (2002), "Stratonikeia in Caria: the Hellenistic city and its coinage", Numismatic Chronicle, 162, p. 79-134, pl. 19-30.
