Phagres, bronze (Apollo/forepart of lion) (400-350 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7546

400 BCE - 350 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Laureate head of Apollo to right.
Reverse:	ΦAΓP (Greek).Forepart of a lion to right, with ΦA over and ΓP under.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Phagres

Ancient region:

Thrace

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

400 BCE

to

350 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.38

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]AC143 Phagres.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.]]1Liampi 1991, p. 25-35.
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 143

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	6	85.71	6	66.67	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
3	1	14.29	3	33.33	6
Total	7 of 7	100	9 of 9	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	7	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	6
Number of reverse dies (r)	8	Number of coins (n)	9
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.29	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.13
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.14	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	85.71 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	24.73	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	494,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	31.5	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	33.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	727.86
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	1,819.65

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