Rhodes, silver, didrachms (facing Helios/rose) (230-205 BCE)
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230 BCE - 205 BCE Silver 5,503 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Radiate head of Helios facing, slightly inclined to right |
| Reverse: | POΔION (Greek).Rose, with bud to right, an anchor on left, EYKPATHΣ flanking stem |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 230 BCE | to | 205 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.50 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: | Rhodian |
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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.]]1Ashton 2001, p. 106, n° 217-221 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 6, n° 1434 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 40 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 272 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 42.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 846,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 46.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,851.41 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,503 kg <br /> 5,503 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 32,128.51 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (2001), "The coinage of Rhodes 408-c.190 BC", in Andrew Meadows and Kirsty Shipton (eds.), Money and its uses in the ancient world, Oxford, Oxford University Press, p. 79-115.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
