Aradus, silver, tetrobols (Zeus/prow) (241-109 BCE)
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241 BCE - 109 BCE Silver 977 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right |
| Reverse: | Monogram of the city (Greek).Athena standing on prow l., monogram above |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aradus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Syria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 241 BCE | to | 109 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.50 | Denomination: | tetrobol
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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.]]1Duyrat 2005, p. 46-48, n° 1455-1557 (series II) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 64 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 16.67 | 3 | 2.91 | 6, 8, 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 22.22 | 8 | 7.77 | 3, 4, 7, 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 5.56 | 3 | 2.91 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 5.56 | 4 | 3.88 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.56 | 5 | 4.85 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 5.56 | 6 | 5.83 | 18 |
| 7 | 3 | 16.67 | 21 | 20.39 | 1, 7, 16 |
| 9 | 1 | 5.56 | 9 | 8.74 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 | 5.56 | 13 | 12.62 | 10 |
| 15 | 1 | 5.56 | 15 | 14.56 | 5 |
| 16 | 1 | 5.56 | 16 | 15.53 | 17 |
| Total | 18 of 18 | 100.04 | 103 of 103 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 18 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 30 | Number of coins (n) | 103 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.72 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.53 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 390,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 21.81 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00026 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.09% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,547.88 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 977 kg <br /> 977 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 26,369.69 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
