Cnidus, silver, drachms (head of lion/Aphrodite) (500-490 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 2,037 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of lion to right with open mouth |
| Reverse: | Head of Aphrodite to right of fine archaic style, with hair bound with plain diadem, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cnidus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 490 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.20 | 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.]]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° 3543-3544, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 236 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 5.63 | 12, 21, 22, 23 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 | 2.11 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 6.25 | 4 | 2.82 | 18 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | 4.23 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 18.75 | 21 | 14.79 | 13, 15, 17 |
| 9 | 1 | 6.25 | 9 | 6.34 | 20 |
| 10 | 1 | 6.25 | 10 | 7.04 | 26 |
| 11 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 7.75 | 24 |
| 16 | 1 | 6.25 | 16 | 11.27 | 19 |
| 20 | 1 | 6.25 | 20 | 14.08 | 27 |
| 34 | 1 | 6.25 | 34 | 23.94 | 25 |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 142 of 142 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 142 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.88 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.47 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.94 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 16.43 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 328,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 18.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00043 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 17,285.45 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,037 kg <br /> 2,037 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 43,213.63 |
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.
