Phaselis, silver, tetrobols (prow/stern) (500-440 BCE)
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500 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 779 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Prow of galley to right. |
| Reverse: | ΦAΣ (Greek).Stern of galley to left, ΦΑΣ above. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phaselis | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 440 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , Classical 480-323 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.40 | Denomination: | tetrobol
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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.]]1Heipp-Tamer 1993, n° 56-70, p. 132, pl. III-IV. | ||
| 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° 5330, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 262 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.7 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.11 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.22 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.46 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 229,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.59% | 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 | 779 kg <br /> 779 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
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.
