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

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7580

490 BCE - 390 BCE Silver 12,656 kg

Description

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.
Reverse:	Rough triangular shape in incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Caunus

Ancient region:

Caria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

490 BCE

to

390 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

11.60

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

Image

]]AC232 Caunus.jpeg [1]

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° 1-15 et 71-116.
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° 232
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caunus konuk 1998 i staters https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caunus konuk 1998 ii https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caunus konuk 1998 iii https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caunus konuk 1998 iv https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caunus konuk 1998 v

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
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 obverses ᵖ (o)	52	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	13
Number of reverse dies (r)	56	Number of coins (n)	379
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	7.29	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	6.77
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.08	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	54.55	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,091,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	60.27	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00035
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.57%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	13,895.51
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	12,656 kg <br /> 12,656 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	34,738.77

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation