Iasus, bronze, chalkous (1.2g) (Apollo/protome of lion & shrimp) (400-380 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9186

400 BCE - 380 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.
Reverse:	IAΣE (Greek).Lion protome right above shrimp.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Iasus

Ancient region:

Caria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

400 BCE

to

380 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.20

Denomination:

chalkous

Standard:

Image

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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 2007, p. 47-78 (catalogue p. 54).
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=2287 http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=2434

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	100	2	100	1, 2
Total	2 of 2	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	117.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,353,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation