Serd, silver, triobols (Dionysus/bunch of grapes) (500-480 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 68 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣEΡ (Greek).Head of bearded Dionysus l. or r. |
| Reverse: | Bunch of grapes |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Serd | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 480 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.40 | Denomination: | triobol
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Campana 2012, p. 7-8 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 1718 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 42.86 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 57.14 | 4 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 7 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 48,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,785.12 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 68 kg <br /> 68 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,462.81 |
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