Nagidus, silver, double sigloi (Dionysus/Aphrodite) (390-380 BCE)
From SILVER
390 BCE - 380 BCE Silver 976 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing an ivy wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΝΑΓΙΔΕΩΝ (Greek).Head of Aphrodite to right, her hair bound with a sphendone and an ampyx, wearing a single pendant earring and a pearl necklace, before, EΠ. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Nagidus | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 390 BCE | to | 380 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.10 | Denomination: | double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
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.]]1Lederer 1931, pl. 9-17 (n° 13-9). | ||
| 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° 272 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 14.29 | 18, 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 21.43 | 16-7 |
| 9 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 64.29 | 11-15 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 14 of 14 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 14 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.83 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,797.1 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 976 kg <br /> 976 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,492.75 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
