Callatis? (Ataias), silver, didrachms (Heracles/rider) (350-339 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13370

350 BCE - 339 BCE Silver 449 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of beardless Heracles in lion skin l.
Reverse:	ATAIA (Greek).King charging to left on horseback, shooting bow

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Callatis

Ancient region:

Thrace

Modern country: Romania

Authority:

Ataias (350-339 BCE), Scythian kings

Chronology

From

350 BCE

to

339 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

6.90

Denomination:

didrachm

Standard:

Image

]]S1928 Ataias didrachms.jpg [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.]]1Draganov 2015, p. 156
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/ateas scythia.draganov.2015.1-4

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	2	100	4	100	1, 2
Total	2 of 2	100	4 of 4	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	4
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	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.25	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	65,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	4	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,461.54
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	449 kg <br /> 449 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,153.85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military