S 119 - Phacium, bronze, NC, 300-200 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8429

300 - 200 Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Wreathed head of nymph to right, with triple-pendant earring.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΦΑΚΙΑΣΤΩΝ (Greek).Horseman, with right hand raised in salute, riding prancing horse to right, between horse's back legs, grain ear.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Phacium

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thessaly

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

300

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

200

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Bronze	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	NC	StandardStandard.:
Average weightAverage of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	5-5,5<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>"-5,5" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>
Range of weightsRange of the actual weights of a numismatic object (in grams).:	4.52-7.8

Image

S 119 - Phacium, bronze, NC, 300-200 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Papaevangelou 19961Papaevangelou 1996, p. 33-45, pl. 4-6.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1	3	33.33	3	7.14
2	1	11.11	2	4.76
3	2	22.22	6	14.29
4	1	11.11	4	9.52
7	1	11.11	7	16.67
20	1	11.11	20	47.62
Total	9 of 9	99.99	42 of 42	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	9	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	3
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	25	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	42
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4.67	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.68
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.78	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	10.13	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	202,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	11.45	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00021
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	92.86%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	8,292.2
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	20,730.5

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