S 587 - Hierapytna, bronze, Module C (150-100 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9583

150 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Star.
Reverse:	IEPA ; IEPAΠ ; φAΛΑ (Greek).Palm tree.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Hierapytna

Ancient region:

Crete

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

150 BCE

to

100 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Denomination:

Module C

Standard:

Image

]]S 587 Hierapytna bronze 50-100.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.]]1Stefanaki 2005, no. 149-166.
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/hierapytna stefanaki 2020 21

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
4	1	33.33	4	22.22	2
6	1	33.33	6	33.33	1
8	1	33.33	8	44.44	3
Total	3 of 3	99.99	18 of 18	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	5	Number of coins (n)	18
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	3.6
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.23	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	64,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00028
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	11,145.51
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	27,863.78

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation