S 417 - Cyzicus, silver, tetradrachms (398-395 BCE)
From SILVER
398 BCE - 395 BCE Silver 16,185 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΦΑΡΝΑΒΑ (Greek).Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem. |
| Reverse: | Ornate prow of galley left, two dolphins downward, below, tunny left, all within shallow incuse circle. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cyzicus | Ancient region: | Mysia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Pharnabazus II (Achaemenid Persian Satrap in Asia Minor, c. 413-374 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 398 BCE | to | 395 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.80 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Maffre 2004 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.18 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.73 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 81.82 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 54.68 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,093,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 71.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 30.77% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 475.49 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 16,185 kg <br /> 16,185 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,188.73 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Maffre, Frédéric (2004), "Le monnayage de Pharnabaze frappé dans l’atelier de Cyzique", Numismatic Chronicle, 164, p. 1-32, pl. 1-2.
