Side, silver, double sigloi (Athena/Apollo) (375-333 BCE)
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375 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 13,857 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Athena left, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand, left hand resting on shield, in background, behind shield, spear. In left field, pomegrenate. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | (Pamphylian).Apollo standing left, holding long branch, sacrificing out of phiale over altar to left, to lower inner right, bird standing left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Side | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 375 BCE | to | 333 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.70 | Denomination: | double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
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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.]]1Atlan 1967, n° 70-9, 85-100, 107-123, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Arslan - Lightfoot 1999, pl. 10-12 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Sear II, n° 5428 and 5430, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4RQEMAC, n° 270 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 28 | 65.12 | 28 | 29.47 | 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 97, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120 |
| 2 | 7 | 16.28 | 14 | 14.74 | 91, 93, 98, 99, 111, 119, 122 |
| 3 | 3 | 6.98 | 9 | 9.47 | 86, 95, 100 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | 4.21 | 85 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.33 | 6 | 6.32 | 118 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.33 | 9 | 9.47 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2.33 | 12 | 12.63 | 113 |
| 13 | 1 | 2.33 | 13 | 13.68 | 121 |
| Total | 43 of 43 | 100.03 | 95 of 95 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 43 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 28 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 64 | Number of coins (n) | 95 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.48 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.49 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 65.12 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 64.75 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,295,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 78.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.53% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,934.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 13,857 kg <br /> 13,857 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,335.91 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Arslan - Lightfoot 1999, pl. 10-12: die study of the coins in the Gazipasa Hoard: 38 coins, 18 obv., 28 rev.
References
- ^ Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
- ^ Arslan, Melih - Lighfoot, Chris (1999), Greek coins found in Turkey. The Antalya Archaeological Museum and the C.S. Okray Collection with additional material from the Burdur, Fethiye and Sinop Museums, Ankara, 46 p., 75 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
