S 1695 - Lindos, silver, obols (520-490 BCE)
From SILVER
520 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 41 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of roaring lion right |
| Reverse: | Two rectangular incuse punches |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lindos | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 520 BCE | to | 490 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.95 | Denomination: | obol
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Standard: | Aiginetic |
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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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2021b, p. 11-12 (n° A3-A8) | ||
| 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° 3555 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 33.33 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 66.67 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 43,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,162.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 41 kg <br /> 41 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 27,906.98 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2021), "The Electrum Coinage of Lindos Again", in A. Meadows and U. Wartenberg (eds.), Presbeus. Studies in Ancient Coinage Presented to Richard Ashton, New York, p. 9-18
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
