Cos, silver, didrachms (Heracles/veiled female head) (365-355 BCE) Meadows
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365 BCE - 355 BCE Silver 656 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress |
| Reverse: | ΦΙΛΟ / KΩION (Greek).Veiled head of Demeter to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cos | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 365 BCE | to | 355 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.80 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Ashton et al. 2002, p. 233-236 | ||
| 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° 4988, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 6, n° 1304-1306, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Stefanaki 2012, p. 209-217, n° 537-711 (6.13) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 16 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 12.03 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 14.29 | 4 |
| 20 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 15.04 | 5 |
| 29 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 21.8 | 3 |
| 49 | 1 | 20 | 49 | 36.84 | 2 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 133 of 133 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 24 | Number of coins (n) | 133 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 26.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.54 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00138 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 55,186.72 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 656 kg <br /> 656 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 137,966.8 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Stefanaki, Vassiliki E. (2012), Nomismata. Nomismatike Aigaiou : Kos I, Athens, 531 p.
