Phaselis, silver, double sigloi (prow/incuse square) (530-410 BCE)
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530 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 7,161 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Prow of galley right, terminating in a boar's forepart, [[Obverse description::[below, small dolphin right].]] |
| Reverse: | Incuse square with irregular lines. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phaselis | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 530 BCE | to | 410 BCE | Period: Archaic and Classical |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver 
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Median weight in grams | 11.90 | Denomination: | stater , double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Heipp-Tamer 1993, n° 3-40, p. 129-30, pl. I-III. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 3583-3586, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 261 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 65 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.97 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.43 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 39.13 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 30.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 601,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 35.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.15% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,320.37 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,161 kg <br /> 7,161 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,800.93 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Heipp-Tamer, Christine (1993), Die Münzprägung der lykischen Stadt Phaselis in griechischer Zeit, Saarbrücken, 182 p., 32 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
