H 155 - Carystus, silver, didrachms (240-208 BCE)
From SILVER
240 BCE - 208 BCE Silver 1,228 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed male head right. |
| Reverse: | KAPY, KAPYΣ ou KAPYΣΤΙΩΝ (Greek).Nike, holding long palm, driving galloping biga left, trident in wreath above horses. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Carystus | Ancient region: | Euboea | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 240 BCE | to | 208 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.00 | 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.]]1Wallace 1968, p. 201-209, pl. 26. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 155 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 43 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.38 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.58 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 175,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,806.16 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,228 kg <br /> 1,228 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 24,515.39 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
