Carthage, gold, staters (Tanit/horse) (350-320 BCE)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 320 BCE Gold 231,895 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace with eight pendants |
| Reverse: | Horse standing right on ground line, before, three pellets |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Carthage | Ancient region: | Zeugitana | Modern country: Tunisia | Authority: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 320 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Gold |
Median weight in grams | 9.20 | Denomination: | stater |
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.]]1Jenkins - Lewis 1963, Series IIIf | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 4 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.09 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.05 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 126.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,520,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 168 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 380.86 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 231,895 kg <br /> 231,895 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 952.15 |
Remarks
Likely military