Cnidus, silver, tetradrachms (Aphrodite/lion) (395-380 BCE) Ashton

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13462

395 BCE - 380 BCE Silver 4,247 kg

Description

Obverse:	K-NI (Greek).head of Aphrodite Euploia facing to left, her hair tied with a broad band, wearing an earring and a necklace, a prow behind
Reverse:	ΦANIAΣ (Greek).Forepart of a lion to left, its jaws open and tongue protruding

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Cnidus

Ancient region:

Caria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

395 BCE

to

380 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

14.90

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Image

]]S1957 Knidos tetradrachms Ashton.jpg [1]

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 - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 116-119
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° 4839
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cnidus ashton 2002a p.116-9.1-34 http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=1603: http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=3 http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=696

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	15.38	2	2.86	1, 12
2	4	30.77	8	11.43	6, 8, 10, 11
4	1	7.69	4	5.71	5
5	2	15.38	10	14.29	2, 3
7	1	7.69	7	10	9
10	1	7.69	10	14.29	13
12	1	7.69	12	17.14	4
17	1	7.69	17	24.29	7
Total	13 of 13	99.98	70 of 70	100.01

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)	70
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	5.38	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.19
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.46	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	15.38 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	14.25	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	285,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	15.96	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00025
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.14%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	9,824.56
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	4,247 kg <br /> 4,247 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	24,561.4

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military