Apollonia Pontica, silver, diobols (Apollo/anchor) (465-425 BCE)
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465 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 95 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo to r. |
| Reverse: | Anchor |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Apollonia Pontica | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 465 BCE | to | 425 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.05 | Denomination: | diobol
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Standard: | Thraco-Macedonian |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ivanova-Anaplioti 2026, p. 278-279, type 18, n° 1515-1533 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 27.78 | 151 |
| 9 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 50 | 153 |
| 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 22.22 | 150, 152 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 18 of 18 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.54 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 90,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,929.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 95 kg <br /> 95 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,823.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ivanova-Anaplioti, Hristina (2026), Die Münzprägung von Apollonia Pontike. Die Bildthemen einer griechischen Polis im pontisch-thrakischen Raum, Berlin, De Gruyter, 465 p. + 34 pl.
