S 1874 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Athena/Ajax) (200-100 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13134

200 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Helmeted head of Athena r.
Reverse:	OΠOYNT from top r., down circular (Greek).Ajax advancing l., viewed ¾ from behind, with shield and spear as on the drachms

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Opous

Ancient region:

Locri Opuntii (Opus)

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

200 BCE

to

100 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.00

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]S1874 Lokrians bronze Athena Ajax.jpg [1]

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:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	5	62.5	5	45.45	2, 5, 6, 7, 8
2	3	37.5	6	54.55	1, 3, 4
Total	8 of 8	100	11 of 11	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	8	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	9	Number of coins (n)	11
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.38	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.22
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.13	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	62.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	23.29	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	465,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	29.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	54.55%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	944.61
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	2,361.53

Remarks