Byzantium, silver, trihemiobols (411-387/6 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7724

411 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 6,780 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΠY (Greek).Bovine stands left on a dolphin, the right front paw raised.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Hollow square with mill wings.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Byzantium

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

411 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

387 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

1.10

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

trihemiobol , diobol

StandardStandard.:

Image

AC119 Byzantium.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Schönert-Geiss 19701Schönert-Geiss 1970, n° 591-642.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 1584, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 119

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1	42	89.36	42	79.25	3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 1617, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
2	4	8.51	8	15.09	2, 7, 14, 25
3	1	2.13	3	5.66	1
Total	47 of 47	100	53 of 53	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	47	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	42
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	52	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	53
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.13	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.02
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.11	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	89.36 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	308.18	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	6,163,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	415.17	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00001
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	20.75%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	343.95
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	6,780 kg <br /> 6,780 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	859.89

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