S 1877 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Zeus/Hero Opus) (100-50 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13140

100 BCE - 50 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Zeus r., laureate
Reverse:	ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ (Greek).Male figure standing r., draped, holding spear over shoulder and patera in extended r. OPOYNTIWN from bottom l., up circular. Countermark wheatear in rectangular incuse

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

4.80

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]S1877 Lokrians bronze Zeus 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.33

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
6	1	100	6	100	1
Total	1 of 1	100	6 of 6	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	1	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	4	Number of coins (n)	6
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	4	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	1.08	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	21,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	1.2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00028
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	11,111.11
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	27,777.78

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation