S 1563 - Phaestus, silver, staters (300-270 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 3,519 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Τ - ΑΛ - ΩΝ (Greek).Talos, nude, standing facing on ground line, his wings spread, raising his right hand to hurl a stone, and holding another stone in his left, down by his side |
| Reverse: | ΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝ (Greek).Bull butting to right, on ground line |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phaestus | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Crete | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 270 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 11.70 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
Image
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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.]]1Carbone 2022, p. 105 (Group Q)-119 (Group T) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 3207 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 13.33 | 2 | 1.14 | 54, 57 |
| 2 | 1 | 6.67 | 2 | 1.14 | 55 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 1.7 | 58 |
| 5 | 2 | 13.33 | 10 | 5.68 | 48, 53 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.67 | 6 | 3.41 | 52 |
| 9 | 1 | 6.67 | 9 | 5.11 | 44 |
| 10 | 2 | 13.33 | 20 | 11.36 | 46, 50 |
| 15 | 1 | 6.67 | 15 | 8.52 | 47 |
| 20 | 2 | 13.33 | 40 | 22.73 | 45, 49 |
| 24 | 1 | 6.67 | 24 | 13.64 | 51 |
| 45 | 1 | 6.67 | 45 | 25.57 | 56 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100.01 | 176 of 176 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 50 | Number of coins (n) | 176 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11.73 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 300,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00059 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 23,404.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,519 kg <br /> 3,519 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 58,510.64 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
