S 1566 - Phaestus, silver, staters (400-350 BCE)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 1,192 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Europa, seated on rock to left, her left hand in her lap and her right hand outstretched towards the forepart of a bull advancing to right. |
| Reverse: | Hermes seated to left on rocky ground, with his petasos hanging behind his neck and holding kerykeion in his right hand and resting his left on the ground, on rocks to left and right, bushes |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phaestus | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Crete | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 350 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 11.80 | 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. 68 (Group B)-72 (Group E) | ||
| 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° 3198 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1.85 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3.7 | 7 |
| 10 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 18.52 | 6 |
| 20 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 37.04 | 4 |
| 21 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 38.89 | 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 54 of 54 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 54 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 101,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.51 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.15% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,386.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,192 kg <br /> 1,192 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 53,465.35 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
