Crete (uncertain mint) (Rhodian power), silver, didrachms (Medusa/rose) (200-190 BCE)
From SILVER
205 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 84 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Winged head of Medusa facing slightly right, c/m: bust of Nike right within incuse circle |
| Reverse: | ΓOPΓOΣ (Greek).Rose with bud to right, star to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Crete (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 205 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.40 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: | Rhodian |
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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 1987b, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton 2001, p. 110, n° 333 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 50 | 1 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 50 of 50 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 50 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 50 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00263 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 105,263.16 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 84 kg <br /> 84 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 263,157.89 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (1987), "Rhodian-Type Silver Coinages from Crete," Schweizer Münzblätter, 37 (146), p. 29-39.
- ^ Ashton, Richard (2001), "The coinage of Rhodes 408-c.190 BC", in Andrew Meadows and Kirsty Shipton (eds.), Money and its uses in the ancient world, Oxford, Oxford University Press, p. 79-115.
