S 302 - Naxos, silver, drachms (210-180 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9434

210 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 213 kg

Description

Obverse:	Bearded head of Dionysus
Reverse:	NAΞI ou NAΞIΩΝ (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Naxos

Ancient region:

Cyclades

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

210 BCE

to

180 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

3.30

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nicolet-Pierre 1999, p. 102-103 tC)
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	5.56	1
3	1	33.33	3	16.67	3
14	1	33.33	14	77.78	2
Total	3 of 3	99.99	18 of 18	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	4	Number of coins (n)	18
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.33	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.23	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	64,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00028
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	94.44%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	11,145.51
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	213 kg <br /> 213 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	27,863.78

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation