S 769 - Cydonia, silver, drachms (200-150 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 1,583 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Different types : 1) head of Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath (group I), 2) Head of Rome right, wearing a helmet (group 2). |
| Reverse: | ΚΥΔΩΝ (Greek).Bitch left or right, head reverted, feading a child. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cydonia | Ancient region: | Crete | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 200 BCE | to | 150 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 5.40 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Stefanakis 1997, p. 168, n° 208-210 and 218-219, n° 303-315 (Period III, Groups I-II) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 30.43 | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8.7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17.39 | |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 43.48 | |
| Total | 10 of 10 | 100 | 23 of 23 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.09 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 70 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.66 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 293,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 69.57% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,137.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,583 kg <br /> 1,583 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,844.47 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
