Caunus, silver, hemidrachms (Athena/sword) (166-140 BCE)
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166 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 1,216 kg
Description
| Obverse: | (Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet). |
| Reverse: | ΦΑ−ΡΟC (magistrate) above K-AV (ligate) across fields (Greek).Sword in sheath, grape bunch in lower right field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caunus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 166 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 | 1.20 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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 1999b | ||
| 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° 4818-4819 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 20 | 48.78 | 20 | 15.04 | 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 40, 41 |
| 2 | 5 | 12.2 | 10 | 7.52 | 1, 5, 7, 16, 29 |
| 3 | 5 | 12.2 | 15 | 11.28 | 18, 20, 23, 26, 39 |
| 4 | 3 | 7.32 | 12 | 9.02 | 14, 25, 37 |
| 5 | 1 | 2.44 | 5 | 3.76 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 9.76 | 24 | 18.05 | 10, 11, 15, 35 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.44 | 8 | 6.02 | 36 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.44 | 15 | 11.28 | 9 |
| 24 | 1 | 2.44 | 24 | 18.05 | 8 |
| Total | 41 of 41 | 100.02 | 133 of 133 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 41 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 83 | Number of coins (n) | 133 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.24 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.02 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 48.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 50.67 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,013,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 59.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 84.96% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,249.65 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,216 kg <br /> 1,216 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,124.14 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
