S 728 - Carystus, silver, didrachms (300-250 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE Silver 1,542 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Cow standing to right, her head turned back to left to lick the back of her calf, suckling to left |
| Reverse: | KAPYΣ (Greek).Rooster standing to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Carystus | Ancient region: | Euboea | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 250 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.30 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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.]]1Robinson 1952 (Carystos, groupes 1-2) | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.89 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.06 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 211,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12.12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,628.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,542 kg <br /> 1,542 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,571.97 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Robinson 1952 (Carystos
