Caunus, silver, drachms (Iris/griffin) (490-470 BCE)
From SILVER
490 BCE - 470 BCE Silver 740 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Winged Iris with outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, head left. |
| Reverse: | Griffin standing right, with forepaw raised, with quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caunus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 490 BCE | to | 470 BCE | Period: Archaic and Classical |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver 
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Median weight in grams | 5.70 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Konuk 1998, n° 16-20 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 233a | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 6, 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 50 | 14 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| 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 | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 129,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,465.33 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 740 kg <br /> 740 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,163.33 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Obverses 3 and 6 were used both for staters and drachms
References
- ^ Konuk, Koray (1998), "The Early Coinage of Kaunos", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 5-
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
