Rhodes, silver, obols (facing Helios/head of Rhodos) (404-390 BCE)
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404 BCE - 390 BCE Silver 117 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Helios facing slightly right |
| Reverse: | ΡΟ behind (Greek).Head of Rhodos right in round incuse |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 404 BCE | to | 390 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.60 | Denomination: | obol
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Standard: | Chian |
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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 - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 157, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton 2001, p. 100 (11 coins, 5 obv.) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 33.33 | 2 | 16.67 | 3, 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 33.33 | 1, 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 6 | 50 | 2, 4 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 99.99 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.74 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 194,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 117 kg <br /> 117 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
