S 1869 - Opous (Locrians), silver, tritetartemoria (350 BCE)
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350 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 105 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Zeus r |
| Reverse: | O, Π and N in the spaces between them (Greek).Three bunches of grapes pointing outwards |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Opous | Ancient region: | Locri Opuntii (Opus) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 350 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: | tritetartemorion | 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.]]1Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 2014, p. 159 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 7.14 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 42.86 | 1, 4, 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 21.43 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 16.67 | 4 | 28.57 | 3 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 14 of 14 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 14 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 174,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 10.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,214.7 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 105 kg <br /> 105 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,036.74 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Morineau Humphris, Jacqueline - Delbridge, Diana (2014), The Coinage of the Opuntian Lokrians, RNS Spec. Publ. 50, London, RNS, 264 p., 61 pl.
