S 1872 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Apollo/bunch of grapes) (338-300 BCE)
From SILVER
338 BCE - 300 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo l. with short hair, of later, Hellenistic style |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Opous | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Locri Opuntii (Opus) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 338 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 300 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1872 Lokrians bronze Apollo grapes.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 20141Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 2014, p. 161-162 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 2336 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 86 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 176 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.05 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.95 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.55 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 51.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,025,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 58.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.61% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,865.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 17,164.03 |
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