Caunus, silver, staters (Iris/triangle in incuse square) (490-390 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7580


490 BCE - 390 BCE Silver 12,656 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in a kneeling-running position right, head turned left, wearing a long chiton and two scrolls curling up from the top of her head.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Rough triangular shape in incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Caunus Ancient regionAncient region.: Caria Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 390 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 11.60 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 13 25 13 3.43 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 25, 28, 34, 45
2 9 17.31 18 4.75 4, 12, 22, 27, 29, 35, 43, 47, 48
3 6 11.54 18 4.75 19, 23, 24, 40, 46, 49
4 7 13.46 28 7.39 3, 16, 17, 26, 32, 37, 44
5 1 1.92 5 1.32 54
6 1 1.92 6 1.58 52
8 3 5.77 24 6.33 2, 30, 50
10 1 1.92 10 2.64 31
11 2 3.85 22 5.8 1, 51
12 1 1.92 12 3.17 8
14 1 1.92 14 3.69 9
15 1 1.92 15 3.96 38
19 1 1.92 19 5.01 53
20 2 3.85 40 10.55 33, 39
24 1 1.92 24 6.33 41
35 1 1.92 35 9.23 36
76 1 1.92 76 20.05
Total 52 of 52 99.98 379 of 379 99.98
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 52 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  13
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 56 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 379
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 7.29 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 6.77
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.08 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  54.55 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,091,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 60.27 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00035
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 96.57% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  13,895.51
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  12,656 kg <br /> 12,656 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  34,738.77
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  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-
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.