H 328 - Carthage, gold, tridrachms (265-255 BCE)
From SILVER
265 BCE - 255 BCE Gold 15,787 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tanit l., wearing wreath of grain ears, triple pendant earring, and necklace with hanging pendants |
| Reverse: | Unbridled horse standing r. on exergual line, head turned back |
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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 12.45 | Denomination: | tridrachm
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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.]]1Jenkins - Lewis 1963, (série IX). | ||
| 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° 328 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 2.44 | 379 |
| 4 | 1 | 16.67 | 4 | 9.76 | 391 |
| 5 | 1 | 16.67 | 5 | 12.2 | 377 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 19.51 | 384 |
| 9 | 1 | 16.67 | 9 | 21.95 | 380 |
| 14 | 1 | 16.67 | 14 | 34.15 | 393 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 41 of 41 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 24 | Number of coins (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 126,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.56% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,933.75 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 15,787 kg <br /> 15,787 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 32,334.38 |
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