S 696 - Paros, silver, drachms (225-100 BCE)
From SILVER
225 BCE - 100 BCE Silver 1,288 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing necklace |
| Reverse: | ΠΑΡI EY-KTH (Greek).legend within ivy wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Paros | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 225 BCE | to | 100 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 3.70 | Denomination: | drachma |
Standard: |
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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.]]1Tully 2013, p. 85-89, series D2-4. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 7 | 53.85 | 7 | 20 | 2 (D2), 1 (D3), 2 (D3), 3 (D3), 4 (D3), 5 (D3), 2 (D4) |
| 2 | 1 | 7.69 | 2 | 5.71 | 7 (D3) |
| 3 | 2 | 15.38 | 6 | 17.14 | 1 (D2), 8 (D3) |
| 4 | 1 | 7.69 | 4 | 11.43 | 6 (D3) |
| 6 | 1 | 7.69 | 6 | 17.14 | 9 (D3) |
| 8 | 1 | 7.69 | 8 | 22.86 | 1 (D4) |
| Total | 13 of 13 | 99.99 | 33 of 35 | 94.28 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.69 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.23 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.85 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 17.41 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 348,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 20.68 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,020.68 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,288 kg <br /> 1,288 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,051.69 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tully, John A. N. Z. (2013), The Island Standard. The Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Coinages of Paros, New York, xiv, 206 p., 27 pl.