Halicarnassus (Idrieus), silver, trihemiobols (Apollo/eight rays pattern) (351-343 BCE)
From SILVER
351 BCE - 343 BCE Silver 192 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo three-quarter facing with wavy hair, chlamys fastened around neck. |
| Reverse: | Ι-Δ-Ρ-Ι (Greek).Rosette of Milesian type, eight rays emerging from central globule, Ι-Δ-Ρ-Ι inscribed between the rays. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Halicarnassus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Hecatomnid dynasty, Persian Empire, Idrieus of Caria |
Chronology
| From | 351 BCE | to | 343 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.85 | Denomination: | trihemiobol
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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.]]1Konuk 1998b, n° 145-164. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 251b | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.11 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.22 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.28 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 225,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.26 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,964.54 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 192 kg <br /> 192 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,411.35 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
