Nagidus, silver, thirds of sigloi (Aphrodite/Dionysus) (380-370 BCE)
From SILVER
420 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 86 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Aphrodite, draped to the waist, seated to left, on a throne with a broad top rail that ends in a palmette at each side, holding a phiale in her right hand, with a bracelet around her right and left forearms, and resting her left hand in her lap, behind her to right, Eros standing facing, his head turned to left, clasping Aphrodites left arm with his right hand and holding a wreath in his lowered left, in the lower right field, behind Eros, ΣΙ (retrograde). |
| Reverse: | NAΓIΔEΩN (Greek).Dionysos, bearded and nude but for drapery over his shoulders, standing facing, his head to left, holding a kantharos in his right hand and a thyrsos with his left, above the kantharos to left, grape vine, in the lower right field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Nagidus | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 420 BCE | to | 333 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.40 | Denomination: | 1/3rd siglos | 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, n° 29, a-c | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5586, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 271a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 29 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 25,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,724.41 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 86 kg <br /> 86 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,811.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Lederer, Philipp (1931), "Die Staterprägung der Stadt Nagidos", Zeitschrift für Numismatik, 41, p. 153-276, pl. 9-17.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
