S 320 - Poseidonia, silver, diobol, 350-300 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9063

350 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 166 kg

Description

Obverse:
Reverse:	ΠΟΣΕ (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Poseidonia

Ancient region:

Lucania

Modern country: Italy

Authority:

Chronology

From

350 BCE

to

300 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC , Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

1.10

Denomination:

diobol

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.]]1Brousseau 2003, p. 129, n° #352-#355.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	50	2	28.57
2	1	25	2	28.57
3	1	25	3	42.86
Total	4 of 4	100	7 of 7	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	4	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	4	Number of coins (n)	7
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.75	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.75
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	7.55	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	151,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	9.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00005
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	71.43%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	1,854.3
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	166 kg <br /> 166 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	4,635.76

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