Argilos, silver, hemiobols (500-480 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7705

500 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 24 kg

Description

Obverse:	Forepart of Pegasos right within border of dots.
Reverse:	Quadripartite incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Argilos

Ancient region:

Macedon

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

500 BCE

to

480 BCE

Period: Archaic until 480 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

0.25

Denomination:

hemiobol

Standard:

Image

]]AC152 Argilos.jpeg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Liampi 1994a, p. 7-36.
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 152

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	16.67	1
2	1	33.33	2	33.33	2
3	1	33.33	3	50	3
Total	3 of 3	99.99	6 of 6	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	6
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.87	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	97,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	83.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,464.07
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	24 kg <br /> 24 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,160.16

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