Apollonia Pontica, silver, obols (Anchor/swastika) (512-465 BCE)
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512 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 57 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Anchor |
| Reverse: | Incuse divided in triangles |
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 | 0.55 | Denomination: | obol
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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.]]1Ivanova-Anaplioti 2026, p. 244-245, types 6-9, n° 155-197 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SNG Stancomb, n ° 32 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2.38 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4.76 | 14 |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14.29 | 17 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 16.67 | 16 |
| 26 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 61.9 | 15 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 42 of 42 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 7 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 103,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.68 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00041 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.62% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 16,279.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 57 kg <br /> 57 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 40,697.67 |
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.
- ^ Sylloge nummorum graecorum. Great Britain. Volume 11, The William Stancomb Collection of coins of the Black Sea Region, Oxford, 2000, liii p. of plates, map ; 31 cm.
