S 1878 - Opous (Locrians), bronze (Demeter/Ajax) (200-100 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Demeter r. |
| Reverse: | ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ (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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.40 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
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 (Groups 30-32) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.7 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.82 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 58.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,176,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 72.86 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 60.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,733.51 |
| 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 | 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.
