Stratoniceia, silver, hemidrachms (Zeus/Eagle) (140-88 BCE)
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140 BCE - 88 BCE Silver 1,876 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | CT ou ΣT (Greek).Eagle with spread wings standing right, MENAN above, pedum to right, all within 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 | 1.35 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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. 81-91, n° 1-150 (hemidrachm, Group 2). | ||
| 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° 4930-4931 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 15 | 24.19 | 15 | 5.07 | 2, 7, 15, 16, 22, 27, 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 51, 56, 57, 62 |
| 2 | 13 | 20.97 | 26 | 8.78 | 3, 8, 14, 17, 19, 20, 25, 29, 34, 41, 43, 47, 53 |
| 3 | 7 | 11.29 | 21 | 7.09 | 1, 13, 24, 32, 37, 40, 42 |
| 4 | 5 | 8.06 | 20 | 6.76 | 23, 28, 33, 49, 61 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.61 | 5 | 1.69 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 6.45 | 24 | 8.11 | 18, 30, 58, 60 |
| 7 | 2 | 3.23 | 14 | 4.73 | 5, 31 |
| 8 | 3 | 4.84 | 24 | 8.11 | 10, 26, 46 |
| 9 | 4 | 6.45 | 36 | 12.16 | 11, 45, 48, 59 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.61 | 10 | 3.38 | 55 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.61 | 11 | 3.72 | 52 |
| 12 | 2 | 3.23 | 24 | 8.11 | 6, 9 |
| 14 | 2 | 3.23 | 28 | 9.46 | 12, 54 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.61 | 15 | 5.07 | 50 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.61 | 23 | 7.77 | 21 |
| Total | 62 of 62 | 99.99 | 296 of 296 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 62 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 115 | Number of coins (n) | 296 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.77 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.85 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 69.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,389,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 78.43 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.27% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,521.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,876 kg <br /> 1,876 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 21,304.16 |
Remarks
Likely military
