Cnidus, silver, hemiobols (lion/Aphrodite) (411-394 BCE)
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411 BCE - 394 BCE Silver 1,412 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion protome right. |
| Reverse: | Head of Aphrodite right, in 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 | 0.40 | Denomination: | hemiobol
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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.]]2RQEMAC, n° 240b | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 176.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 3,529,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,412 kg <br /> 1,412 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
