Lampsacus, silver, tetradrachms (100-67 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17287

100 BCE - 70 BCE Silver 1,912 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Bearded head of Priapos r., wearing ivy wreath, his hair falling in locks over shoulders
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΛΑΜΨΑ – ΚΗΝΩΝ / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ / ΜΕΙΚΑΛΟΥ (Greek).Apollo Kitharoidos standing r., wearing long robes and holding lyre in his l. hand, his r. at his side, below, in inner l. field, monogram and in inner r., bow and arrow

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Lampsacus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Mysia

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:

Roman Republic

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

16.40

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Attic

Image

Lampsacus tetradrachms 100 70.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Ellis-Evans 20201Ellis-Evans 2020, p. 100
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 3897

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	2	40	2	10	1, 3
2	1	20	2	10	5
6	1	20	6	30	2
10	1	20	10	50	4
Total	5 of 5	100	20 of 20	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	5	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	14	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	20
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.43
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.8	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	5.83	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	116,600
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)	6.67	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	6,861.06
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	1,912 kg <br /> 1,912 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	17,152.66

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military