Paros, silver, tetradrachms (Dionysus/seated Demeter) (300-175 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 175 BCE Silver 1,401 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Young head of Dionysus right, crowned with ivy. |
| Reverse: | ΠΑΡI (T1) ; ΠΑΡIΩN (T2); ΣΙΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek).Demeter seated left on cistus, holding wheat ears in right hand and scepter in left hand |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Paros | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 175 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.60 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Tully 2013, p. 75-77, series T1 and T2A-B. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 5.26 | 1 (T1) |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 15.79 | 1 (T2) |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 26.32 | 3 (T2) |
| 10 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 52.63 | 2 (T2) |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.11 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 89,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,463.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,401 kg <br /> 1,401 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 21,158.13 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tully, John A. N. Z. (2013), The Island Standard. The Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Coinages of Paros, New York, xiv, 206 p., 27 pl.
