S 1876 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Apollo/Hero Opus) (100-50 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13138

100 BCE - 50 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Apollo laureate, r.
Reverse:	OPOYNTIΩN (Greek).Male figure standing r., draped, holding spear over shoulder and patera in extended r., snake at his feet

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Opous

Ancient region:

Locri Opuntii (Opus)

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

100 BCE

to

50 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

5.50

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]S1876 Lokrians bronze Apollo standing man.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. 162
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locris.morineau delbridge 2014.bronze group.34

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
3	2	66.67	6	35.29	2, 3
11	1	33.33	11	64.71	1
Total	3 of 3	100	17 of 17	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	17
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	5.67	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	8.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	0.67	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.26	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	65,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.64	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00026
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	10,429.45
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	26,073.62

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation