Stratoniceia, silver, drachms (Hecate/Nike) (30 BCE-68 CE)
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30 BCE - 68 CE Silver 458 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phanias (Greek).Laureate head of Hekate right, crescent above |
| Reverse: | CΤΡΑΤΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ (Greek).Nike walking right, holding wreath and palm. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Stratoniceia | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 30 BCE | to | 68 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.50 | 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. 95-96, n° 1-3, p. 96-97, n° 1-10, p. 97, n° 1-5 (drachms, Group 4). | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4935 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 18 | Number of coins (n) | 36 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.28 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 305,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 458 kg <br /> 458 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
