S 1564 - Phaestus, bronze, large (300-270 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 270 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Winged Talos advancing right, hurling stone in his right hand, holding another in his left. |
| Reverse: | ΦΑΙC-ΤΙΩΝ (Greek).Hound walking right, sniffing the ground |
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: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.80 | Denomination: | 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. 120-122 (Group U) | ||
| 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° 3208 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 6.52 | 62 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 8.7 | 61 |
| 18 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 39.13 | 60 |
| 21 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 45.65 | 59 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 46 of 46 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 46 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 80,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.38 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00057 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 22,885.57 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 57,213.93 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
