S 1817 - Acanthus, silver, tetrobols (Period D-E) (465-430 BCE)
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465 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 1,430 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of bull left, head right |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Acanthus | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 465 BCE | to | 430 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 2.50 | Denomination: | tetrobol |
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. 253, 260-262 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 392 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.21 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 52.63 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 28.6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 572,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 34.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 76.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,937.06 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,430 kg <br /> 1,430 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,342.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation