Cydonia, silver, drachms (Dyktinna/standing Kydon) (330-290 BCE)
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330 BCE - 290 BCE Silver 323 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Diktynna left, wearing earring and vine wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΚΥΔΩΝ (Greek).The hero Kydon standing left, stringing bow. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cydonia | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 330 BCE | to | 290 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 5.40 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Stefanakis 1997, p. 85-86, n° 165-172 (Period II, Group 1) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 28.21 | |
| 9 | 1 | 33.33 | 9 | 23.08 | |
| 19 | 1 | 33.33 | 19 | 48.72 | |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 39 of 39 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 39 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 13 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 7.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 59,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00065 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 26,086.96 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 323 kg <br /> 323 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 65,217.39 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
