Stratoniceia, silver, drachms (Hecate/Nike) (89-80 BCE)
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89 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,778 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate bust of Hekate right, forehead surmounted by crescent |
| Reverse: | APTEMIΔωPOC / C - T (Greek).Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Stratoniceia | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 89 BCE | to | 80 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.85 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Rhodian |
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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. 91-94, n° 1-50 (drachms, Group 3) | ||
| 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° 4934 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 50 | Number of coins (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.03 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 48.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 961,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 59.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.05% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,539.02 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,778 kg <br /> 1,778 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,347.55 |
Remarks
Likely military
