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 : Turkey
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. : Classical 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)
% (r)
Number of coins Number of coins. (n)
% (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 (o)
16
Number of singletons (o1) The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
2
Number of reverse dies Number of reverse dies. (r)
41
Number of coins Number of coins. (n)
119
Coins per obverse die Number of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
7.44
Coins per reverse die Number of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
2.9
Reverse per obverse ratio Ratio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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 (O)
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 (o = % of O)
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 /> 1,841 kg
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.