S 523 - Minoa, bronze (Dionysus/cantharus) (220-180 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | (Bearded head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy; in some cases M behind the head.). |
| Reverse: | MINΩ (Greek).Kantharos, above bunch of grapes. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Minoa | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 220 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.60 | Denomination: | Module B | Standard: |
Image
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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. 104, n° 39-41 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 3069 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 7.69 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 92.31 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.13 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 42,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,206.57 |
| 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 | 30,516.43 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
