S 221 - Naxos, silver, staters (520-490 BCE) Sheedy
From SILVER
520 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 14,566 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Kantharos with hanging vine on each handle |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Naxos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyclades | 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. | 520 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 490 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 12.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 221 Naxos Stater 520-490.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Sheedy 20061Sheedy 2006, p. 195-199, n° 13-56. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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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 | 22 | 68.75 | 22 | 37.93 | 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 |
| 2 | 3 | 9.38 | 6 | 10.34 | 19, 25, 26 |
| 3 | 4 | 12.5 | 12 | 20.69 | 14, 15, 24, 29 |
| 5 | 2 | 6.25 | 10 | 17.24 | 10, 17 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.13 | 8 | 13.79 | 9 |
| Total | 32 of 32 | 100.01 | 58 of 58 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 32 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 22 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 42 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 58 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 68.75 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 57.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,156,000 |
| 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) | 71.38 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 62.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,006.92 |
| 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 | 14,566 kg <br /> 14,566 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 5,017.3 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Sheedy, Kenneth A. (2006), The Archaic and Early Classical Coinages of the Cyclades, RNS Spec. Publ. 40, London, viii, 261 p., 20 pl.
