S 1722 - Theodosia, bronze (head of bull/six rays star) (375-360 BCE)
From SILVER
375 BCE - 360 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of a bull to left |
| Reverse: | Star of eight rays |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Theodosia | Ancient region: | Bosporus | Modern country: Russia (Crimea) | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 375 BCE | to | 360 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 0.50 | Denomination: | hemichalkous | Standard: |
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.]]1Frolova 2004, p. 49, n° 8-10 (Typ 4), "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Kovalenko - Molchanov 2005, p. 21 (Series I) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 7, n° 184 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 14.29 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 85.71 | 1, 2, 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 0.88 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,854.3 |
| 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 | 4,635.76 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Frolova, Nina A. (2004), Die frühe Münzprägung vom Kimmerischen Bosporos (Mitte 6. Bis Anfang 4. Jh.v.Chr.). Die Münzen der Städte Pantikapaion, Theodosia, Nymphaion und Phanagoria sowie der Sinder, Berlin, 96 p., 33 pl.
- ^ Kovalenko, Sergei A. - Molchanov, Arcady A. (2005), "The coinage of Theodosia in the 5th-4th centuries BC", Numismatic Chronicle, 165, p. 15-22, pl. 2
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
