Caria (uncertain mint), silver, obols (head of lion/eagle) (460-440 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 11159

460 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 192 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head and foreleg of lion left
Reverse:	Eagle flying right 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

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

0.70

Denomination:

obol

Standard:

Aiginetic

Image

]]S1610 Caria Obols.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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2020, p. 145-150, n° 1-34
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	15.38	2	2.25	1, 13
3	3	23.08	9	10.11	2, 8, 10
5	1	7.69	5	5.62	12
6	2	15.38	12	13.48	5, 9
7	1	7.69	7	7.87	7
9	1	7.69	9	10.11	11
11	1	7.69	11	12.36	3
16	1	7.69	16	17.98	6
18	1	7.69	18	20.22	4
Total	13 of 13	99.98	89 of 89	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	13	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	20	Number of coins (n)	89
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6.85	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.45
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.54	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	15.38 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	13.74	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	274,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	15.22	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00032
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.75%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	12,954.88
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	192 kg <br /> 192 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	32,387.19

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