S 305 - Poseidonia, silver, obols (530-490 BCE)
From SILVER
530 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 172 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣ (Greek).Poseidon standing r. brandishing trident. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΟ ou ΠΟΣEI (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Poseidonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lucania | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. | 530 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 | 0.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 305 - Poseidonia, silver, obol, 530-490 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Brousseau 20091Brousseau 2009, p. 316-321 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1109 | ||
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 | 5 | 31.25 | 5 | 5.05 | 171/4;175/2;184/6;185/7;191/1 |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 8.08 | 169/2;172/5;182/4;183/5 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 | 3.03 | 170/3 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | 6.06 | 180-1/3 |
| 9 | 1 | 6.25 | 9 | 9.09 | 188/1 |
| 13 | 1 | 6.25 | 13 | 13.13 | 176/1 |
| 14 | 1 | 6.25 | 14 | 14.14 | 168/1 |
| 18 | 1 | 6.25 | 18 | 18.18 | 177-9/2 |
| 23 | 1 | 6.25 | 23 | 23.23 | 174/1 |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 99 of 99 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 14 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 99 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.19 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.07 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.88 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 17.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 343,000 |
| 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) | 19.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00029 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.95% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,545.19 |
| 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 | 172 kg <br /> 172 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 28,862.97 |
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