S 1723 - Chersonesus, lead (Hermes/bucranium) (200 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 200 BCE Lead 4,234 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos |
| Reverse: | Bukranion decorated with garlands |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Chersonesos | Ancient region: | Bosporus | Modern country: Russia (Crimea) | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 200 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Lead http://nomisma.org/id/pb | Median weight in grams | 3.00 | Denomination: | tessera | 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.]]1Kovalenko 2002 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 29 | 63.04 | 29 | 29.29 | 1/2, 1/3, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, 1/12, 2/4, 2/5, 2/7, 3/1, 3/2, 4/3, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/10, 6/1, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5, 6/6, 8/1, 9/1, 10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 12/3 |
| 2 | 6 | 13.04 | 12 | 12.12 | 1/6, 1/7, 2/8, 4/6, 7/1, 12/2 |
| 3 | 5 | 10.87 | 15 | 15.15 | 1/4, 1/5, 2/2, 2/3, 4/2 |
| 5 | 3 | 6.52 | 15 | 15.15 | 1/1, 2/1, 2/6 |
| 8 | 2 | 4.35 | 16 | 16.16 | 4/1, 4/4 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.17 | 12 | 12.12 | 4/5 |
| Total | 46 of 46 | 99.99 | 99 of 99 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 46 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 99 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 63.04 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 70.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,411,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 85.92 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,806.12 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,234 kg <br /> 4,234 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,015.31 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kovalenko, Sergei A. (2002), "Struck Lead Pieces from Tauric Chersonesos: Coins or Tesserae?", Numismatic Chronicle, 162, p. 33-58, pl. 7-10.
