S 418 - Cyzicus, silver, drachms (398-395 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 6726

398 BCE - 395 BCE Silver 645 kg

Description

Obverse:	ΦΑΡΝΑΒΑ (Greek).Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing Phrygian cap
Reverse:	Prow of galley left, two dolphins swimming around

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

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

3.35

Denomination:

drachm

Standard:

Image

]]RQEM ad. 418 - Cyzikus, silver, drachma, 398-395 BC.jpg [1]

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
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	33.33	2, 4
2	2	50	4	66.67	1, 3
Total	4 of 4	100	6 of 6	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)	6
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.5	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	9.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	192,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	12	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	66.67%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	1,247.4
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	645 kg <br /> 645 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	3,118.5

Remarks