S 1574 - Memphis (Nectanebo II), gold, darics (360-342 BCE)
From SILVER
360 BCE - 342 BCE Gold 4,930 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Horse prancing r. |
| Reverse: | Two hieroglyphs: collar with six beads (nub = gold), heart and windpipe (nefer = good). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Memphis | Ancient region: | Egypt | Modern country: Egypt | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 360 BCE | to | 342 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.30 | Denomination: | daric | Standard: | Persic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Faucher - Fischer-Bossert - Dhennin 2012 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 2.38 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 11.9 | 2 |
| 36 | 1 | 33.33 | 36 | 85.71 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 42 of 42 | 99.99 |
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) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 59,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.23 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00071 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.62% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 28,282.83 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,930 kg <br /> 4,930 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 70,707.07 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Faucher, Thomas - Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang - Dhennin, Sylvain (2012), "Les monnaies en or aux types hiéroglyphiques nwb nfr", Bulletin de l'institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale, Cairo, 112, p.147-169.
