S 522 - Arcesine, bronze (Dionysus/cantharus) (220-180 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9489

220 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:
Reverse:	Différentes légendes : APKE ; APK ; AP ; ΑΡΓ ΜΟΣ(X) (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Arcesine

Ancient region:

Cyclades

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

220 BCE

to

180 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.50

Denomination:

Module B-C

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.]]1Liampi 2004, p. 103-104, n° 36-38
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	16.67	8
2	1	33.33	2	33.33	7
3	1	33.33	3	50	6
Total	3 of 3	99.99	6 of 6	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	6
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	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.87	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	97,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	83.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,464.07
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	6,160.16

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation