Iasus, bronze (4g) (cithara/boy holding dolphin) (200-140 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9360

200 BCE - 140 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Cithara within laurel wreath.
Reverse:	IACEWN (Greek).Male charakter holding a dolphin swimming right. In the field, magistrate name.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Iasus

Ancient region:

Caria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

200 BCE

to

140 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

3.00

Denomination:

dichalkon

Standard:

Image

]]S_490_-_Iasus, _bronze, _dichalkon_(uncertain), _200-140_BC.png [1]

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. 74).
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/iasos ashton 2007 pl.15.232-41 http://hno.huma-num.fr/browse?idType=1686

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	5	71.43	5	41.67	1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.1
3	2	28.57	6	50	1.3, 1.5
Total	7 of 7	100	11 of 12	91.67

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	7	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	9	Number of coins (n)	12
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.71	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.33
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.29	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	71.43 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	13.57	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	271,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	16.8	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00004
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	58.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	1,768.61
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	4,421.52

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