Rhodes, silver, double sigloi (Heracliscus/rose) (408-404 BCE)
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408 BCE - 404 BCE Silver 215 kg
Description
| Obverse: | The infant Herakles wrestling with two snakes |
| Reverse: | P - O (Greek).Rose |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 408 BCE | to | 404 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 11.10 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Ashton 2001, n° 10, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 158, n° 1-3 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Sear II, n° 5031 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 24 | 1 | 100 | 24 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 24 of 24 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 24 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00124 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 49,484.54 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 215 kg <br /> 215 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 123,711.34 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
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.
- ^ Ashton, Richard - Kinns, Philip - Konuk, Koray - Meadows, Andrew (2002), "The Hecatomnus Hoard (CH 5.17, 8.96, 9.387)", Coin Hoards, IX, London, p. 95-158
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
