Phaselis, silver, double sigloi (prow/stern) (500-440 BCE)
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500 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 1,087 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Prow of galley to right. |
| Reverse: | Stern of galley. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phaselis | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 440 BCE | Period: Archaic and Classical |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver 
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Median weight in grams | 11.00 | Denomination: | stater , double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
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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.]]1Heipp-Tamer 1993, p. 131 | ||
| 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° 5329, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 261b | ||
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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 | 7.69 | 36 |
| 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 30.77 | 25, 35 |
| 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 61.54 | 34 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 13 of 13 | 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) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.94 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 98,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.78 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,263.16 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,087 kg <br /> 1,087 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,157.89 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military Obv. 25 is linked with the preceding group
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.
