Halicarnassus, silver, drachms (Apollo/eagle) (400-387 BCE)
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400 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 295 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo facing slightly right |
| Reverse: | AΛIKAP (Greek).Eagle standing left with wings open, olive branch by feet |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Halicarnassus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 387 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.45 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 121-122 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4873 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 1, 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 52 | 3 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 25 of 25 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 25 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.28 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 85,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00029 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,682.24 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 295 kg <br /> 295 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 29,205.61 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
