H 78 - Cabyle, bronze (Heracles/Artemis phosphoros) (250-183 BCE)
From SILVER
250 BCE - 183 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KABY (Greek).Artemis Phosphoros with torches |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cabyle | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 250 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 183 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Draganov 1993, n° 330.1-588.259. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 78 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 17 | 31.48 | 17 | 6.97 | 8, 14, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 42, 44, 45, 48, 50, 51, 52 |
| 2 | 9 | 16.67 | 18 | 7.38 | 5, 19, 27, 32, 33, 39, 41, 49, 54 |
| 3 | 8 | 14.81 | 24 | 9.84 | 1, 2, 6, 13, 17, 26, 43, 53 |
| 4 | 4 | 7.41 | 16 | 6.56 | 11, 12, 21, 40 |
| 5 | 3 | 5.56 | 15 | 6.15 | 4, 22, 47 |
| 6 | 4 | 7.41 | 24 | 9.84 | 7, 31, 34, 35 |
| 8 | 2 | 3.7 | 16 | 6.56 | 15, 46 |
| 11 | 3 | 5.56 | 33 | 13.52 | 10, 20, 25 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.85 | 15 | 6.15 | 37 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.85 | 18 | 7.38 | 9 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.85 | 19 | 7.79 | 16 |
| 29 | 1 | 1.85 | 29 | 11.89 | 3 |
| Total | 54 of 54 | 100 | 244 of 244 | 100.03 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 54 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 90 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 244 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.52 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.48 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 61.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,223,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 69.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.03% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,975.16 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 19,937.9 |
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