S 1878 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Demeter/Ajax) (200-100 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ (Greek).Ajax advancing l., viewed ¾ from behind, with shield and spear as on the drachms |
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. | 200 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 100 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 | 3.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1878 Lokrians bronze Demeter Ajax.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 20141Morineau Humphris - Delbridge 2014, p. 162 (Groups 30-32) | ||
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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 | 20 | 66.67 | 20 | 39.22 | 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/4, 30/5, 30/6, 31/2, 31/3, 32/6, 32/11, 32/12, 32/13, 32/14, 32/15, 32/16, 32/17, 32/18, 32/19, 32/20, 32/21 |
| 2 | 5 | 16.67 | 10 | 19.61 | 32/3, 32/5, 32/7, 32/8, 32/9 |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17.65 | 31/1, 32/4, 32/10 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | 9.8 | 32/2 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.33 | 7 | 13.73 | 32/1 |
| Total | 30 of 30 | 100 | 51 of 51 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 20 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.7 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.82 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 58.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,176,800 |
| 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) | 72.86 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 60.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,733.51 |
| 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 | 4,333.79 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Morineau Humphris, Jacqueline - Delbridge, Diana (2014), The Coinage of the Opuntian Lokrians, RNS Spec. Publ. 50, London, RNS, 264 p., 61 pl.
