Magnesia ad Maeandrum, silver, tetradrachms (155-140 BCE) Jones
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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
+ | |Image=H222 Artemis.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10390662 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAΓΝΗTΩN | |Reverse legend=MAΓΝΗTΩN | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=MAΓNHTΩN, Apollo Delphios standing left, holding filleted branch and resting elbow on tall tripod behind; EPAΣIΠΠOΣ/APIΣTEOY in two lines to left; maeander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. | ||
|Mint=Magnesia ad Maeandrum | |Mint=Magnesia ad Maeandrum | ||
− | |Date from=155 | + | |Ancient region=Ionia |
− | |Date to=140 | + | |Authority=Attalid Kingdom |
+ | |Date from=155 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=140 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Attic |
− | | | + | |Median weight=16.70 |
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=222 | |RQEM reference number=222 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Jones 1979 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4485; RQEMH, n° 222 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/magnesia_ad_maeandrum_jones_1979_pausanias_euphemou | ||
|Number of obverse dies=36 | |Number of obverse dies=36 | ||
|Number of singletons=6 | |Number of singletons=6 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=142 | |Number of reverse dies=142 | ||
|Number of coins=242 | |Number of coins=242 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely two workstations | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=6 | |Number of dies=6 | ||
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+ | |Die name=3,14,16,24,31 | ||
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+ | |Die name=1,21,33 | ||
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+ | |Die name=32,34 | ||
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+ | |Die name=8,28,29 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 2 May 2023
155 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 12,742 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAΓΝΗTΩN (Greek).MAΓNHTΩN, Apollo Delphios standing left, holding filleted branch and resting elbow on tall tripod behind, EPAΣIΠΠOΣ/APIΣTEOY in two lines to left, maeander pattern below, all within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Magnesia ad Maeandrum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia | 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. | 155 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 140 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 | 16.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
![](/w/img_auth.php/7/76/H222_Artemis.jpeg)
H222 Artemis.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Jones 19791Jones 1979 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4485, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 222 | ||
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 | 6 | 16.67 | 6 | 2.48 | 6, 7, 15, 23, 35, 36 |
2 | 1 | 2.78 | 2 | 0.83 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 11.11 | 12 | 4.96 | 18, 19, 22, 26 |
4 | 5 | 13.89 | 20 | 8.26 | 3, 14, 16, 24, 31 |
5 | 3 | 8.33 | 15 | 6.2 | 1, 21, 33 |
6 | 2 | 5.56 | 12 | 4.96 | 4, 5 |
7 | 2 | 5.56 | 14 | 5.79 | 32, 34 |
8 | 3 | 8.33 | 24 | 9.92 | 12, 20, 25 |
9 | 1 | 2.78 | 9 | 3.72 | 2 |
10 | 4 | 11.11 | 40 | 16.53 | 9, 13, 17, 30 |
12 | 3 | 8.33 | 36 | 14.88 | 8, 28, 29 |
19 | 1 | 2.78 | 19 | 7.85 | 10 |
33 | 1 | 2.78 | 33 | 13.64 | 27 |
Total | 36 of 36 | 100.01 | 242 of 242 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 36 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 142 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 242 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.72 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.7 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.94 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 763,000 |
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) | 42.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00032 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.52% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 12,686.76 |
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 | 12,742 kg <br /> 12,742 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 31,716.91 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Jones, Nicholas F. (1979), "The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia-on-Maeander", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 24, p. 63-109, pl. 20-26.
- ^ 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.