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Die Study | ImageImage of the object | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | Date fromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Date toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 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 |
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Cnossus (Lucullus), silver, tetradrachms (87-86 BCE) | Silver | 87 BC JL | 86 BC JL | 404 kg | |
Euhesperides (Ptolemy III), silver, didrachms (246-222 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 246 BC JL | 222 BC JL | 2,430 kg |
Ilium (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (155-145 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 155 BC JL | 145 BC JL | 3,079 kg |
Ilium, silver, drachms (90-50 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 90 BC JL | 50 BC JL | 1,616 kg |
Ilium, silver, tetradrachms (185-50 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 185 BC JL | 50 BC JL | 15,189 kg |