Cabyle, bronze, 1.8g (Artemis/Artemis phosphorus) (255-245 BCE)
From SILVER
255 BCE - 245 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder |
| Reverse: | Cult statue of Artemis Phosphoros standing facing on pedestal, holding two torches |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cabyle | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 255 BCE | to | 245 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.80 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Draganov 1993, p. 17, n° 228.1-329.102. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 77, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.2, n° 1466 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 14.74 | 3 |
| 25 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 26.32 | 1 |
| 55 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 57.89 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 95 of 95 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 24 | Number of coins (n) | 95 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 23.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.96 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 77,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00123 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.95% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 49,095.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 122,739.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Draganov, Dimitar (1993), The Coinage of Cabyle, Sofia, 160 p., 46 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ 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.
