S 419 - Cyzicus, silver, hemidrachms (398-395 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 5931

398 BCE - 395 BCE Silver 55 kg

Description

Obverse:	ΦΑΡΝΑΒΑ (Greek).Diademed head right, wearing satrapal cap
Reverse:	Prow left, dolphin to left and right, below, tunny left

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

1.70

Denomination:

hemidrachm

Standard:

Image

]]RQEM ad. 419 - Cyzikus, silver, hemidrachm, 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
2	1	100	2	100	1
Total	1 of 1	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	1	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	1	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	1.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	32,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,469.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	55 kg <br /> 55 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,172.84

Remarks