S 1811 - Acanthus, silver, tetrobols (Period B) (500-478 BCE)
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500 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 2,532 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of a lioness to left, head seen from above, above, rosette |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Acanthus | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 478 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.50 | Denomination: | tetrobol
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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.]]1Tselekas 1996, p. 201-202, 207-208, 214-217 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1273 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 21 | 63.64 | 21 | 29.58 | 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38 |
| 2 | 6 | 18.18 | 12 | 16.9 | 9, 11, 18, 21, 27, 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 6.06 | 8 | 11.27 | 12, 26 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.03 | 5 | 7.04 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 6.06 | 12 | 16.9 | 25, 28 |
| 13 | 1 | 3.03 | 13 | 18.31 | 6 |
| Total | 33 of 33 | 100 | 71 of 71 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 33 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 37 | Number of coins (n) | 71 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.92 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.12 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 63.64 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 50.63 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,012,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 61.66 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.42% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,804.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,532 kg <br /> 2,532 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,011.65 |
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