S 761 - Cydonia, silver, obols (320-270 BCE)
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320 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 78 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of maenad left |
| Reverse: | Three crescents around central 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 | 0.90 | Denomination: | obol
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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. 88, n° 181-182, 184-185 (Period II, Group 6, Types N, O). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 66.67 | 2 | 28.57 | |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 71.43 | |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 87,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,211.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 78 kg <br /> 78 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,027.52 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
