Olynthus (Chalcidian League), silver, tetrobols (Apollo/cithara) (432-358 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7618

432 BCE - 358 BCE Silver 4,007 kg

Description

Obverse:	Laureate head of Apollo to right.
Reverse:	XAΛKIΔEΩN (Greek).Kithara with seven strings.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Olynthus

Ancient region:

Macedon

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chalcidian League (c. 430-348 BC)

Chronology

From

432 BCE

to

358 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

2.30

Denomination:

tetrobol

Standard:

Image

]]AC157 Olynthus .jpeg [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.]]1Robinson - Clement 1938
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 502, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 157
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/olynthus.robinson clement 1938.a-m.tetradachms.tetrobols https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/olynthus.robinson clement 1938.n-x.tetradachms.tetrobols

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	21	28	21	6.91	8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 28, 31, 34, 39, 42, 46, 62, 63, 65, 68, 69, 74
2	16	21.33	32	10.53	1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14, 22, 27, 33, 37, 40, 44, 45, 58, 75
3	11	14.67	33	10.86	3, 7, 10, 18, 25, 30, 35, 38, 41, 50, 61
4	4	5.33	16	5.26	23, 26, 43, 64
5	6	8	30	9.87	5, 36, 52, 56, 66, 70
6	4	5.33	24	7.89	32, 49, 57, 71
7	1	1.33	7	2.3	12
8	2	2.67	16	5.26	53, 73
9	2	2.67	18	5.92	51, 59
10	2	2.67	20	6.58	54, 72
12	2	2.67	24	7.89	29, 60
13	1	1.33	13	4.28	55
14	1	1.33	14	4.61	48
17	1	1.33	17	5.59	47
19	1	1.33	19	6.25	67
Total	75 of 75	99.99	304 of 304	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	75	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	21
Number of reverse dies (r)	76	Number of coins (n)	304
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4.05	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.01	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	87.11	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,742,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	99.56	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	93.09%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	6,979.68
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	4,007 kg <br /> 4,007 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	17,449.2

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