Caunus, silver, drachms (Zeus/thunderbolt) (160-140 BCE)
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160 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 1,281 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | monogram KAY (Greek).Winged thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caunus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 160 BCE | to | 140 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.75 | 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.]]1Ashton 1999b, p. 141-154, pl. XIV-XVI | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ashton 1999b | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.38 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.13 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 62.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 465,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 29.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 54.55% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 944.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,281 kg <br /> 1,281 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,361.53 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
