Colophon, silver, tetradrachms (14.7g) (Apollo/cithara) (400-385 BCE)
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400 BCE - 385 BCE Silver 750 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙOΝ (Greek).Cithara. (In field, ΤΙΜΟΣ…). All within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Colophon | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 385 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.70 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Kinns 1980, p. 559 (Period I, Phase 1, AR I), "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton et al. 2002, p. 97. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Sear II, n° 4345A | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 1, 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 51,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,705.88 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 750 kg <br /> 750 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,764.71 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kinns, Philip (1980), Studies in the coinage of Ionia: Erythrae, Teos, Lebedus, Colophon, c. 400-30 B.C., unpublished PhD thesis, Cambridge University.
- ^ Ashton, Richard - Hardwick, Nicholas - Kinns, Philip - Konuk, Koray - Meadows, Andrew (2002), "The Pixodarus Hoard (CH 9.421)", Coin Hoards, IX, RNS Spec. Publ. 35, London, p. 159-243.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
