Rhodes, silver, tetradrachms (facing helios/rose) (408/7-385 BCE) Bérend
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408 BCE - 385 BCE Silver 24,737 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Helios facing slightly right |
| Reverse: | POΔION (Greek).Rose in profile, with grain ear 'budding' to left and rosebud to right, small Δ to lower left, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 408 BCE | to | 385 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Bérend 1972 | ||
| 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° 5029, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 260, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 6, n° 1418 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 27 | 51.92 | 27 | 25 | 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 52, 56, 58, 64, 69 |
| 2 | 11 | 21.15 | 22 | 20.37 | 6, 7, 9, 21, 24, 28, 30, 37, 47, 49, 50 |
| 3 | 7 | 13.46 | 21 | 19.44 | 19, 26, 36, 38, 41, 60, 63 |
| 4 | 4 | 7.69 | 16 | 14.81 | 35, 46, 61, 62 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.92 | 5 | 4.63 | 48 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.92 | 7 | 6.48 | 14 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.92 | 10 | 9.26 | 13 |
| Total | 52 of 52 | 99.98 | 108 of 108 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 52 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 108 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.08 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 51.92 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 81.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,638,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 100.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,637.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 24,737 kg <br /> 24,737 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,592.6 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Bérend, Denyse (1972), "Les tétradrachmes de Rhodes de la première période : tentative de classement à la lumière d'une trouvaille", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 51, p. 5-39, pl. 1-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
