S 1822 - Acanthus, silver, obols (Period F) (430-380 BCE)
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430 BCE - 380 BCE Silver 557 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo right |
| Reverse: | AKA-N-ΘΙΟΝ around (Greek).Kithara |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Acanthus | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 430 BCE | to | 380 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.60 | Denomination: | obol
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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. 298-300 | ||
| 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° 395 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 19 | 65.52 | 19 | 32.2 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 |
| 2 | 4 | 13.79 | 8 | 13.56 | 17, 18, 20, 27 |
| 3 | 3 | 10.34 | 9 | 15.25 | 5, 7, 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 6.9 | 12 | 20.34 | 12, 16 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.45 | 11 | 18.64 | 4 |
| Total | 29 of 29 | 100 | 59 of 59 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 29 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 27 | Number of coins (n) | 59 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.03 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 65.52 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 46.43 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 928,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 57.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 67.8% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,541.46 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 557 kg <br /> 557 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,353.65 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
