S 963 - Chersonesos, silver, obol, 360-350 BC
From SILVER
360 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 3,411 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Parthenos right, wearing earrings, necklace and stephane. |
| Reverse: | XEP (Greek).Lion skin above a club. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Chersonesos | Ancient region: | Bosporus | Modern country: Russia (Crimea) | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 360 BCE | to | 350 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.30 | Denomination: | obol
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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.]]1Kovalenko 2008, p. 133, n° 283-294. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 77.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 467,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 29.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 46.15% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,113.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,411 kg <br /> 3,411 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,782.53 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kovalenko, Sergei (2008), Die spätklassiche Münzprägung von Chersonesos Taurica, Berlin, 156 p., 18 pl.
