Apollonia Pontica, silver, hemiobols (Anchor/swastika) (512-465 BCE)
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512 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 23 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Anchor |
| Reverse: | Incuse square with swastika pattern |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Apollonia Pontica | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 512 BCE | to | 465 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , classical
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.25 | Denomination: | hemiobol
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Standard: |
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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. 245-246, types 10-12, n° 198-215 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.2, n° 1326 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 11.11 | 19, 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 11.11 | 20 |
| 14 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 77.78 | 22 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| 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) | 88.89% | 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 | 23 kg <br /> 23 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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
