Caria (uncertain mint) (uncertain satrap), silver, drachms (Helios/rose) (360-340 BCE)
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360 BCE - 340 BCE Silver 1,769 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bare head of Helios left, within solar disc. |
| Reverse: | ME (Greek).Rose with bud to left and right, M - E around. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Uncertain satrap (provincial governor within the Achaemenid Persian Empire) |
Chronology
| From | 360 BCE | to | 340 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Ashton 1990 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5021, 5024, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 258 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 35 | Number of coins (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.62 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.1 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 28.53 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 570,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 33.97 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,855.59 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,769 kg <br /> 1,769 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,638.98 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (1990), "The solar disk drachms of Caria", The Numismatic Chronicle, 150, p. 27-38, pl. 1-3.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
