S 1565 - Phaestus, bronze, small (300-270 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 10953

300 BCE - 270 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of female right
Reverse:	Corinthian helmet right

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

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

3.00

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. 123 (Group V)
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaestus carbone 2016 112-114

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	14.29	64
2	1	33.33	2	28.57	65
4	1	33.33	4	57.14	63
Total	3 of 3	99.99	7 of 7	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	7
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.33	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.33
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.36	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	87,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	5.25	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	85.71%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,211.01
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	8,027.52

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