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100 BCE - 70 BCE Silver 956 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Janiform head, male and bearded left, female and wearing a crown right. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TENEΔIΩN (Greek).Double axe. In the left field, bunch of grapes and monogram. In the right field, symbol. All within a wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tenedos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Troas | 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. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 70 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.81 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image

RQEM ad. 323 - Tenedos, silver, drachma, 90-70 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Callataÿ 19981Callataÿ 1998 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4158, HGC 63HGC 6, n° 391 |
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 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 12.9 | D, F, H, I |
2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6.45 | G |
3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 19.35 | A, E |
5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 32.26 | C, J |
9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29.03 | B |
Total | 10 of 10 | 100 | 31 of 31 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 21 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 31 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.1 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.48 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 251,000 |
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) | 14.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,940.24 |
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 | 956 kg <br /> 956 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,350.6 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation