S 768 - Cydonia, silver, didrachms (189-184 BCE)
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189 BCE - 184 BCE Silver 499 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΚΥΔΩΝ (Greek).Bitch left, head reverted, feading a child. (In the field, bunch of grapes). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cydonia | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 189 BCE | to | 184 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 11.00 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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. 217, n° 298-302 (Period III, Group II) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 22.22 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 77.78 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 45,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,929.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 499 kg <br /> 499 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,823.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
