Cnidus, silver, tetradrachms (330-300 BCE)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 4,163 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Aphrodite r., wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, behind, Phrygian helmet |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΥΜΕΝΩΝ (Greek).Forepart of lion r., with open jaws and tongue protruding, beneath, KNI |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cnidus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 330 BCE | to | 300 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 14.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm |
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.]]1Ashton et al. 2002 | ||
| 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° 4846 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 32 | Number of coins (n) | 79 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.08 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.47 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.46 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 15.38 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 279,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,309.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,163 kg <br /> 4,163 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 28,274.87 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military