AC 208 - Naxos, silver, staters (520-470 BCE) Nicolet-Pierre
From SILVER
520 BCE - 470 BCE Silver 13,978 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Kantharos with grape bunch hanging from each handle, above, ivy leaf. |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxos | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 520 BCE | to | 470 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.30 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nicolet-Pierre 1997 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 3057, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 208, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 6, n° 624 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 19 | 54.29 | 19 | 27.14 | 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 35 |
| 2 | 8 | 22.86 | 16 | 22.86 | 2, 3, 6, 12, 15, 21, 31, 33 |
| 3 | 4 | 11.43 | 12 | 17.14 | 13, 16, 17, 30 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.71 | 10 | 14.29 | 1, 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.86 | 6 | 8.57 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.86 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Total | 35 of 35 | 100.01 | 70 of 70 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 35 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 48 | Number of coins (n) | 70 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.37 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54.29 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 56.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,136,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 70 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 72.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,463.92 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 13,978 kg <br /> 13,978 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,159.8 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Nicolet-Pierre, Hélène (1997), "Naxos (Cyclades) archaïque : monnaie et histoire. La frappe des "canthares" de la fin du VIe siècle à c. 470 av. J.-C.", Numismatica Antica Classiche, 26, p. 63-121.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
