S 1872 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Apollo/bunch of grapes) (338-300 BCE)
From SILVER
338 BCE - 300 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo l. with short hair, of later, Hellenistic style |
| Reverse: | To l., Λ, to r., O (Greek).Bunch of grapes hanging from stalk, tendrils and vine leaves to l. and r. and below it cnemis as symbol |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Opous | Ancient region: | Locri Opuntii (Opus) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 338 BCE | to | 300 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.90 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 2014, p. 161-162 | ||
| 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° 2336 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 29.55 | 13 | 7.39 | 15/11, 15/13, 15/14, 15/15, 16/4, 16/11, 16/12, 16/13, 16/14, 16/15, 16/16, 18/3, 18/9 |
| 2 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 12.5 | 15/8, 15/16, 16/1, 16/2, 16/6, 16/8, 16/9, 16/10, 18/5, 18/7, 18/8 |
| 3 | 6 | 13.64 | 18 | 10.23 | 15/6, 15/12, 16/3, 17/3, 18/2, 18/4 |
| 4 | 4 | 9.09 | 16 | 9.09 | 15/7, 15/9, 15/10, 18/1 |
| 6 | 3 | 6.82 | 18 | 10.23 | 16/5, 17/2, 18/6 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.27 | 7 | 3.98 | 15/4 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.27 | 9 | 5.11 | 17/1 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.27 | 10 | 5.68 | 15/5 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.27 | 12 | 6.82 | 15/3 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.27 | 14 | 7.95 | 16/7 |
| 18 | 1 | 2.27 | 18 | 10.23 | 15/2 |
| 19 | 1 | 2.27 | 19 | 10.8 | 15/1 |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 99.99 | 176 of 176 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 86 | Number of coins (n) | 176 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.05 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.95 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.55 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 51.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,025,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 58.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.61% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,865.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,164.03 |
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