Cnidus, silver, drachms (lion/Aphrodite) (411-394 BCE)
From SILVER
411 BCE - 394 BCE Silver 1,670 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of lion right, with open jaws and tongue protruding. |
| Reverse: | Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in sphendone decorated with flowers (?). All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cnidus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 411 BCE | to | 394 BCE | Period: 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: |
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° 4836, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 240 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 92 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.08 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.41 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.69 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 273,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00034 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,440.47 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,670 kg <br /> 1,670 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,601.17 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
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.
