S 1964 - Sardes? (Persians), silver, tetradrachms (350-341 BCE)
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350 BCE - 341 BCE Silver 23,712 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow |
| Reverse: | Satrap on horseback, thrusting spear |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sardis | Ancient region: | Mysia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 341 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 20 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 24 | Number of coins (n) | 25 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 78 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,560,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 100 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 641.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 23,712 kg <br /> 23,712 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,602.56 |
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