H 327 - Carthage, electrum, 22.60g (265-255 BCE)
From SILVER
265 BCE - 255 BCE Electrum 9,447 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) l., wearing reed and barley-wreath, triple pendant earring and necklace (only partially visible) |
| Reverse: | (Punique).Horse prancing r., below, b'rst in Punic characters and behind, palm tree with two clusters of dates |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Carthage | Ancient region: | Zeugitana | Modern country: Tunisia | Authority: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 265 BCE | to | 255 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weight in grams | 22.60 | Denomination: | decadrachm |
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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.]]1Jenkins - Lewis 1963, (série VIII). | ||
| 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° 327 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 26.67 | 374 |
| 11 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 73.33 | 368 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 41,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00036 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 14,354.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 9,447 kg <br /> 9,447 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 35,885.17 |
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