Opous (Locrians), silver, triobols (Athena/standing Ajax) (300-275 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 275 BCE Silver 474 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Athena right |
| Reverse: | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ (Greek).Ajax advancing right, holding sword and shield, trident to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Opous | Ancient region: | Locri Opuntii (Opus) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 275 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.70 | Denomination: | hemidrachm , triobol
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 2014, p. 129-133 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 2332, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 4, n° 979 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 178 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19.78 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 17.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.11 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 175,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.48 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00101 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 40,592.93 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 474 kg <br /> 474 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 101,482.33 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Morineau Humphris, Jacqueline - Delbridge, Diana (2014), The Coinage of the Opuntian Lokrians, RNS Spec. Publ. 50, London, RNS, 264 p., 61 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
