Dium, bronze (2.2g) (Zeus/seated Demeter) (400-350 BCE)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 350 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right, hair bound with tainia in the form of a wreath, vertical thunderbolt behind. |
| Reverse: | [[Reverse legend::[ΔΙ]Α-ΩИ]] (Greek).Demeter in long chiton seated left on throne with a back, feet on footstool, phiale in outstretched right hand, sceptre held diagonally in left, below throne, small Δ. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dium | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 350 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 2.20 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Demetriadi 1998, p. 115-117, pl. 28. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 155 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 9.09 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 18.18 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 33.33 | 8 | 72.73 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 11 of 11 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 71,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,145.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,363.13 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Vassili Demetriadi (1998), "Dion in Macedonia : a Bronze Coinage of the Classical Period", in R. Ashton and S. Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 115-117, pl. 28.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
