S 451 - Termessus Minor, bronze (Apollo/lyra) (100-30 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8640

100 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.
Reverse:	TEPMHΣΣΕΩΝ (Greek).Lyra.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Termessus Minor

Ancient region:

Lycia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

100 BCE

to

30 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

4.50

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]S_451_-_Termessus_Minor,_bronze_(Apollo-lyra)_(100-30_BCE).png [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.]]1Kosmetatou 1998, p. 167-168, series II.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	16	76.19	16	57.14	O1, O2, O4, O6, O7, O8, O9, O11, O12, O13, O14, O15, O16, O18, O19, O21
2	3	14.29	6	21.43	O3, O5, O20
3	2	9.52	6	21.43	O10, O17
Total	21 of 21	100	28 of 28	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	21	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	16
Number of reverse dies (r)	22	Number of coins (n)	28
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.33	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.27
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.05	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	76.19 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	66.4	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,328,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	84	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	42.86%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	843.37
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	2,108.43

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