S 757 - Cydonia, silver, didrachms (320-270 BCE)
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320 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 1,310 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Diktynna left or right, wearing earring and vine and grapes wreath. (In the field, monogram or NEYANTOΣ ΕΠΟΕΙ). |
| Reverse: | ΚΥΔΩΝ (Greek).The archer Kydon standing left, stringing his bow, to left hunting dog to right with his left foreleg raised, and looking up to the hunter, above, spear head and retrograde K. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cydonia | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 320 BCE | to | 270 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.40 | Denomination: | didrachm , stater
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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.]]1Stefanakis 1997, p. 76-85, n° 130-164 (Period II, Groups 1-2) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 1.95 | |
| 7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9.09 | |
| 14 | 1 | 12.5 | 14 | 9.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12.5 | 15 | 9.74 | |
| 23 | 1 | 12.5 | 23 | 14.94 | |
| 32 | 1 | 12.5 | 32 | 20.78 | |
| 53 | 1 | 12.5 | 53 | 34.42 | |
| Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 154 of 154 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 25 | Number of coins (n) | 154 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.16 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.13 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 156,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00099 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 39,487.18 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,310 kg <br /> 1,310 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 98,717.95 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
