Cnidus, silver, drachms (head of lion/Aphrodite) (490-465 BCE)
From SILVER
490 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 706 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of lion to right, with open jaws and outstretched right paw. |
| Reverse: | Diademed head of Aphrodite to right, her hair tied at the back in a pony tail, and wearing a pearl necklace, all within an incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cnidus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 490 BCE | to | 465 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , Classical 480-323 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Cahn 1970 | ||
| 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° 4833, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 237 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 11 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 | 7.24 | 29 |
| 19 | 2 | 33.33 | 38 | 25 | 32, 33 |
| 26 | 1 | 16.67 | 26 | 17.11 | 31 |
| 37 | 1 | 16.67 | 37 | 24.34 | 34 |
| 40 | 1 | 16.67 | 40 | 26.32 | 30 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 152 of 152 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 152 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 25.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 15.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 115,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00131 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 52,504.32 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 706 kg <br /> 706 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 131,260.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Cahn, Herbert A. (1970), Knidos. Die Münzen des sechsten und des fünften Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Berlin, 245 p., 20 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
