Cnidus, silver, drachms (lion/Aphrodite) (449-411 BCE)
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449 BCE - 411 BCE Silver 871 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, all within an incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cnidus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 449 BCE | to | 411 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° 4835, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 239 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 33.33 | 40, 42, 43, 44 |
| 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 66.67 | 41 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.14 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 142,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,361.34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 871 kg <br /> 871 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,403.36 |
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.
