S 896 - Panticapaeum, silver, tetartemorion, 550-410 BC
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550 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 1,245 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Several types: 1) Head of lion facing, 2) Ant (type XIX and undetermined type no. 548 ), 3) Head of Apollo right (indetermined type no. 551). |
| Reverse: | ΠΑ (type IX) ; ΠAΝ (type XVI) ; ΠAΝΤΙ (type XIV-XV) ; ΑΠΟΛ (type XXXIV) ; ΓΑΝ (type indéterminé, n° 551). (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Panticapaeum | Ancient region: | Bosporus | Modern country: Russia (Crimea) | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 550 BCE | to | 410 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.18 | Denomination: | tetartemorion
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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.]]1N. Frolova, Die frühe Münzprägung vom Kimmerischen Bosporos (Mitte 6. Bis Anfang 4. Jh.v.Chr.). Die Münzen der Städte Pantikapaion, Theodosia, Nymphaion und Phanagoria sowie der Sinder, Berlin, 2004 (p. 18-44, no. 30, 95, 128-170, 203, 291-292, 354, 397-399, 414-418, 530-538, 548, 551, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2types I, III-V, IX, XIV-XVI, XIX, XXXIV). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 61 | 89.71 | 61 | 76.25 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5.88 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1.47 | 3 | 3.75 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2.94 | 8 | 10 | |
| Total | 68 of 68 | 100 | 80 of 80 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 68 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 61 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 66 | Number of coins (n) | 80 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.18 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.21 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.97 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 89.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 345.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 6,919,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 453.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 23.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 462.47 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,245 kg <br /> 1,245 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,156.17 |
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