485 BCE - 420 BCE Silver 1,841 kg
Obverse Inscription or printing placed on the obverse. Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow, and with quiver over shoulder
Reverse Inscription or printing placed on the reverse. Incuse rectangular punch
Mint and issuing power
Mint Identifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. Sardis
Ancient region Ancient region. Lydia
Modern country Modern country Authority Identifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources Persian Empire
Chronology
From Identifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 485 BCE
to Identifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 420 BCE
Period Time period of the numismatic object. 480-323 BC
Physical description
Metal The physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. Silver
Median weight Median of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 5.50
Denomination Term indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. siglos
Standard Standard. Persian
]]S1659 Persia sigloi.jpg [1]
References
Die study reference Publication of the study "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid. 1 Carradice 1998, p. 67-71 (Group III)
Coin series reference Reference to coin series study
Frequency Frequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ Number of reverse dies Number of reverse dies. % (r)
Number of coins Number of coins. % (n)
Die name Name(s) of the die(s).
1
14
34.15
14
11.76
2 , 3 , 5 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40
2
8
19.51
16
13.45
11 , 12 , 14 , 20 , 29 , 32 , 34 , 37
3
6
14.63
18
15.13
1 , 4 , 16 , 21 , 31 , 38
4
5
12.2
20
16.81
8 , 15 , 27 , 28 , 41
5
4
9.76
20
16.81
6 , 7 , 10 , 25
8
1
2.44
8
6.72
30
9
1
2.44
9
7.56
9
10
1
2.44
10
8.4
19
15
1
2.44
15
12.61
24
Total
41 of 41
100.01
130 of 119
109.25
Number of obverses Number of obverse dies. ᵖ 16
Number of singletons (o1) The number of singleton coins. ᵖ 2
Number of reverse dies Number of reverse dies. 41
Number of coins Number of coins. 119
Coins per obverse die Number of coins per obverse die. 7.44
Coins per reverse die Number of coins per reverse die. 2.9
Reverse per obverse ratio Ratio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. 2.56
Percentage of singletons (o1) number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ 12.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ 16.74
Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die Coins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ 334,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ 18.49
Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die Survival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ 0.00036
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ 98.32%
Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ 14,217.44
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ 1,841 kg <br /> Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ 35,543.61
References
^ Carradice, Ian A. (1998), "The Dinar Hoard of Persian sigloi", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 65-81. 
