Halicarnassus (Pixodarus), silver, drachms (Apollo/Zeus Labraundos) (340-335 BCE)
From SILVER
340 BCE - 335 BCE Silver 589 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery at neck. |
| Reverse: | ΠYΞOΔAPOY (Greek).Zeus Labraundos, wearing a chiton, a himation draped over his arm holding a double axe and a scepter. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Halicarnassus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire, Pixodarus of Caria (satrap of Caria, 340-335 BC), Hecatomnid dynasty |
Chronology
| From | 340 BCE | to | 335 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.50 | 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.]]1Konuk 1998b, n° 245-272 (D1-D6 et D12-D13). | ||
| 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° 4967, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 256 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 26 | Number of coins (n) | 57 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.13 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.41 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 168,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00034 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,555.29 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 589 kg <br /> 589 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,888.23 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Konuk, Koray (1998), The Coinage of the Hekatomnids of Caria [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Oxford.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
