Caria (uncertain mint), silver, obols (griffin/panther) (460-440 BCE)
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460 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 105 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Stylised head of griffin right. |
| Reverse: | Facing panther's head within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 440 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.65 | Denomination: | obol
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Standard: | Aeginetic |
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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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2020, p. 150-152, n° 40-52 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 4 | 66.67 | 8 | 50 | 18, 19, 21, 22 |
| 4 | 2 | 33.33 | 8 | 50 | 17, 20 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 16 of 16 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 161,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,960.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 105 kg <br /> 105 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,900.99 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Several reverse dies (11, 12 and 15) shared with other obols of the uncertain mint in Caria
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2020), "Ein karisches Monster", in M. Baer, W. Fischer-Bossert and N. Schindel (eds), Cista mystica. Festschrift für Wolfgang Szaivert, Vienna, p. 119–168.
