Iasus, silver, hemidrachms (Apollo/cithara) (405-404 BCE)
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405 BCE - 404 BCE Silver 132 kg
Description
| Obverse: | IA (Greek).Head of Apollo to left or right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | (IAΣE) (Greek).Cithara (within incuse square). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Iasus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 405 BCE | to | 404 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.80 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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Standard: |
Image
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. 51). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 33.33 | 7 | 70 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.68 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 73,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,434.78 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 132 kg <br /> 132 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,586.96 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (2007), "The pre-Imperial Coinage of Iasos", Numismatic Chronicle, 167, p. 47-78
