Tralles, silver, cistophori (166-128 BCE) Kleiner & Noe
From SILVER
166 BCE - 128 BCE Silver 33,715 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Snake emerging l. from half-open cista mystica, all within ivy wreath |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TPAΛ (Greek).Bow in case between two serpents with intertwined tails, TPAΛ to l., cult statue of Artemis to r., TIME above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tralles | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lydia | 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: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 166 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 128 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 | 12.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | cistophorus
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StandardStandard.: | Cistophoric |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kleiner - Noe 19771Kleiner - Noe 1977 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4745-4747, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 236 | ||
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 | 38 | 39.18 | 38 | 15.38 | 2, 3, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26, 37, 38, 39, 44, 50, 55, 56, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 68, 71, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84, 86, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 97 |
| 2 | 24 | 24.74 | 48 | 19.43 | 5, 6, 9, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 49, 57, 58, 61, 63, 74, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87, 95 |
| 3 | 13 | 13.4 | 39 | 15.79 | 4, 7, 11, 23, 25, 32, 33, 36, 45, 46, 48, 52, 72 |
| 4 | 11 | 11.34 | 44 | 17.81 | 1, 41, 42, 47, 53, 54, 67, 69, 73, 88, 92 |
| 5 | 5 | 5.15 | 25 | 10.12 | 8, 18, 30, 40, 66 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.03 | 6 | 2.43 | 43 |
| 7 | 2 | 2.06 | 14 | 5.67 | 13, 70 |
| 8 | 2 | 2.06 | 16 | 6.48 | 16, 51 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.03 | 17 | 6.88 | 12 |
| Total | 97 of 97 | 99.99 | 247 of 247 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 97 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 38 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 190 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 247 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.55 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.96 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 39.18 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 133.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,675,800 |
| 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) | 159.73 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 84.62% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,692.35 |
| 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 | 33,715 kg <br /> 33,715 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 9,230.88 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tralles_kleiner_noe_1977_1a; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tralles_kleiner_noe_1977_36
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. - Noe, Sydney P. (1977), The early Cistophoric coinage, Numismatic Studies 14, New York, 129 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
