Halicarnassus (Pixodarus), silver, trihemiobols (Apollo/eight rays pattern) (340-335 BCE)
From SILVER
340 BCE - 335 BCE Silver 32 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate bust of Apollo facing, turned slightly right, hair parted in center and swept to either side, cloak fastened around neck. |
| Reverse: | ΠIΞΩΔAPO (Greek).Π-I-Ξ-Ω-Δ-A-P-O, letters between the eight rays of a Milesian styled star. |
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 | 0.80 | 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° 273-276. | ||
| 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° 256a | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 40,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.22 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,704.43 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 32 kg <br /> 32 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 49,261.08 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
