Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (Artemis/club) (50-40 BCE)
From SILVER
50 BCE - 40 BCE Silver 83 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder, all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. |
| Reverse: | ΚΟΣΩΝ / ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ (Greek).Club to right, around, oak wreath with ties to left, to left of the ties, thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Olbia | Ancient region: | Scythia | Modern country: Ukraine | Authority: | Koson of Dacia, Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 50 BCE | to | 40 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.30 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2016b, Type A | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.2, n° 2050 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 37 | 1 | 100 | 37 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 37 of 37 | 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) | 37 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 37 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 37 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00193 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 77,083.33 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 83 kg <br /> 83 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 192,708.33 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2016), "ΚΟΣΩΝ ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ", in: H. Schwarzer and H.-H. Nieswandt (eds), "Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!" Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag, I, Münster, p. 87-102.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
