S 771 - Cydonia, silver, trihemiobol, 189-184 BC
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189 BCE - 184 BCE Silver 158 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos left or right, wearing ivy wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | (ΚΥΔΩΝ) (Greek).Three crescents |
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 | 1.30 | Denomination: | trihemiobol
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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. 219-222, no. 317-326 (trihémiobole, période III, groupe II) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 4.92 | |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 3.28 | |
| 23 | 1 | 16.67 | 23 | 37.7 | |
| 33 | 1 | 16.67 | 33 | 54.1 | |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 61 of 61 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 7.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 121,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00050 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 20,065.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 158 kg <br /> 158 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 50,164.47 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Stefanakis, Manolis. I (1997), Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University.
