S 577 - Naxos, silver, obol, 400-300 BC
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400 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 73 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | NAX ou NAΞIΩΝ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxos | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 300 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.90 | Denomination: | obol
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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.]]1Nicolet-Pierre 2010, p. 328, n° 1-4 | ||
| 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 | 12.5 | D3 |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 25 | D2 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 50 | D1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 7 of 8 | 87.5 |
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) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 80,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,960.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 73 kg <br /> 73 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,900.99 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Nicolet-Pierre, Hélène (2010), "Naxos (Cyclades) et son monnayage : essai de chronologie", in P. Tselekas (ed.), Το νόμισμα στα νησιά του Αιγαίου : νομισματοκοπεία, κυκλοφορία, εικονογραφία, ιστορία : πρακτικά συνεδρίου της Ε' Επιστημονικής Συνάντησης, Μυτιλήνη, 16-19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2006, Athens, 2010, p. 321-333
