Perinthus, silver, hemidrachms (Persephone/horse foreparts) (357-338 BCE)
From SILVER
357 BCE - 338 BCE Silver 199 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing necklace. |
| Reverse: | [[Reverse legend::ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩ[Ν], ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ]] (Greek).Conjoined horse foreparts prancing left and right, [[Reverse description::ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩ[Ν] above, ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ over monogram below.]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Perinthus | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 357 BCE | to | 338 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.60 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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.]]1Schönert-Geiss 1965, n° 3-6. | ||
| 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° 1607, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 142a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 199 kg <br /> 199 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss Edith (1965), Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Schriften der Sektion fur Altertumswissenschaft 45, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
