S 1644 - Nysa, silver, cistophori (85-61 BCE)
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85 BCE - 61 BCE Silver 24,157 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath |
| Reverse: | ANTI / OXOΣ / AΛE (Greek).Bowcase between two serpents. Controls: to left, star above NVΣ, to right, Dionysos standing facing, holding thyrsos and with panther to right, IE (date) to upper right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Nysa | Ancient region: | Lydia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 85 BCE | to | 61 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.30 | Denomination: | cistophorus
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Metcalf 2015 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4709 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 31 | 81.58 | 31 | 56.36 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 |
| 2 | 2 | 5.26 | 4 | 7.27 | 2, 29 |
| 3 | 2 | 5.26 | 6 | 10.91 | 21, 31 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.63 | 4 | 7.27 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.26 | 10 | 18.18 | 5, 27 |
| Total | 38 of 38 | 99.99 | 55 of 55 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 38 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 51 | Number of coins (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.45 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.34 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 81.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 98.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,964,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 122.94 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 43.64% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,120.16 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 24,157 kg <br /> 24,157 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,800.41 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Metcalf, Willima E. (2015), "The cistophori of Nysa", in Peter van Alfen, Gilles Bransbourg and Michel Amandry (eds.), FIDES. Contributions to numismatics in honor of Richard B. Witschonke, New York, p. 311-319.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
