S 955 - Chersonesos, bronze, chalkous, 385-380 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9080

385 BCE - 380 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of lion left or right.
Reverse:	X, XE, XEP or ΠXEP (Greek).Star. (Between the rays, globules).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Chersonesos

Ancient region:

Bosporus

Modern country: Russia (Crimea)

Authority:

Chronology

From

385 BCE

to

380 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.20

Denomination:

chalkous

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.]]1Kovalenko 2008, p. 119-126, n° 126-208.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
9	2	7.69	18	12.86
1	7	26.92	7	5	15, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 33
2	4	15.38	8	5.71	16, 25, 26, 32
3	3	11.54	9	6.43	12, 20, 34
4	1	3.85	4	2.86	18
6	3	11.54	18	12.86	14, 19, 31
10	3	11.54	30	21.43	11, 17, 24
15	2	7.69	30	21.43	10, 30
16	1	3.85	16	11.43	13
Total	26 of 26	100	140 of 140	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	26	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	7
Number of reverse dies (r)	43	Number of coins (n)	140
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	5.38	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	3.26
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.65	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	26.92 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	28.49	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	569,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	31.93	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00025
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	9,828.01
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	24,570.02

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