Paros, silver, staters (cantharus/quadripartite incuse square) (530-515 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9036

530 BCE - 515 BCE Silver 573 kg

Description

Obverse:	Cantharus with ivy leaf finial on lid, grape bunches hanging from handles.
Reverse:	Quadripartite incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Paros

Ancient region:

Cyclades

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

530 BCE

to

515 BCE

Period: Archaic until 480 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

12.30

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

Image

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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.]]1Sheedy 2006, p. 200-201, n° 1-2
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paros sheedy 2006 a

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	1	50	2	25	2
Total	1 of 2	50	2 of 8	25

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	1	Number of coins (n)	8
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	8
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	0.5	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	2.33	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	46,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2.67	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	6,866.95
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	573 kg <br /> 573 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	17,167.38

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation