Stratoniceia, silver, drachms (Hecate/Nike) (89-80 BCE)
From SILVER
89 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,778 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate bust of Hekate right, forehead surmounted by crescent |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | APTEMIΔωPOC / C - T (Greek).Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Stratoniceia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Caria | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 89 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 80 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.85 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Rhodian |
Image
S259 Stratonikeia drachm Hecate Nike.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Meadows 20021Meadows 2002, p. 91-94, n° 1-50 (drachms, Group 3) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4934 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 14 | 46.67 | 14 | 22.95 | 7, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| 2 | 8 | 26.67 | 16 | 26.23 | 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 14, 15, 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 6.67 | 6 | 9.84 | 13, 20 |
| 4 | 5 | 16.67 | 20 | 32.79 | 2, 5, 6, 12, 26 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | 8.2 | 16 |
| Total | 30 of 30 | 100.01 | 61 of 61 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 50 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.03 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 48.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 961,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 59.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.05% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,539.02 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 1,778 kg <br /> 1,778 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,347.55 |
Remarks
Likely military
