S 593 - Hierapytna, silver, didrachm (100-70 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 70 BCE Silver 2,619 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tyche |
| Reverse: | IEPAΠY(TNIΩN) (Greek).Palm tree (middle), eagle (right) |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Hierapytna | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 70 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.60 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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. 192-196, 198-216, 219-226, 230-242, 246-252, 268-276, 278-312. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 32 | Number of coins (n) | 96 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 17.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 344,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 19.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.96% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,143.35 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,619 kg <br /> 2,619 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 27,858.39 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Stefanaki 2005
